After losing his legal battle with the Home Office about his personal security plans for UK visits, Prince Harry has now lost his appeal.
Additionally, the Duke of Sussex was told he would no longer receive the “same degree” of publicly funded protection when in the nation, so he filed a challenge and was ordered to pay 90% of the legal fees associated with it.
After being informed that he would no longer be able to challenge the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures’ (Ravec) decision from February 2020, Prince Harry filed a lawsuit, receive the “same degree” of protection from public funds while they are in the nation.
The Duke’s petition was dismissed by retired High Court judge Sir Peter Lane in February, who found that Ravec’s strategy was neither procedurally unjust nor illogical.
On Monday, April 15, Sir Peter rendered a decision in which he stated that Harry was to foot the majority of the Home Office’s legal fees, but added that the government agency had engaged in “breaches” during the legal dispute that were “sanctionable.”
Because of them, the case has been heavily fought on novel grounds that have not been examined through the customary permissions procedure.
The defendant’s misperceptions about the obligation of disclosure led to the breaches, which this decision has had to address at some point.
Following their announcement in January 2020 that they would be stepping back as senior royals, Harry, his wife Meghan, and their two children now reside in the United States. After his father was diagnosed with cancer on February 6, he made a quick trip back to the UK.
