Prince Harry has lost an appeal to challenge the British government’s decision to stop providing police protection to the youngest son of Carlos III in Britain, according to a ruling by a British justice published on Tuesday.
Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan lost law enforcement protection at taxpayer expense when they decided to step down from their jobs as members of the British royal family in 2020.
Prince Harry has lost an appeal to challenge the British government’s decision to stop providing police protection to the youngest son of Carlos III in Britain, according to a ruling by a British justice published on Tuesday.
Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan lost law enforcement protection at taxpayer expense when they decided to step down from their jobs as members of the British royal family in 2020.
The couple, who live in California, have their own private security team in the United States.
But, Enrique claims his staff have no jurisdiction and no access to intelligence to keep his family safe on British soil.
The prince appealed the decision to the Home Office, which denied him the possibility of paying for security in the United Kingdom from his own funds.
This Tuesday the judge in charge of the case closed the door on further litigation.
Interior Ministry lawyers argued at a hearing in mid-May that it is not “appropriate” for wealthy people to “buy” security that could include armed personnel, when a decision has already been made that “public The interest does not “warrant” the special protections it receives with public financing.
The question of their safety came to the fore in mid-May, when the prince and his wife were followed in a car through the streets of New York by a group of photographers.
The incident sparked conflicting accounts, but a source close to the couple claims this “harassment” could have been “devastating”.
