Sir Keir Starmer’s new government has issued its first statement on Prince Harry’s security row with the Home Office.
The Duke of Sussex stepped down as a working royal when he left the UK and moved to the US with his wife Meghan in 2020. He was subsequently stripped of his Metropolitan Police bodyguards.
The Ravec committee decided that Prince Harry should have a “bespoke” arrangement for his publicly-funded security when in the UK, as he was no longer eligible for the level of protection for working royals.
Harry then challenged this through the High Court, launching a lawsuit against the British Home Secretary.
Retired High Court judge Sir Peter Lane rejected the duke’s case to appeal the verdict in February 2024 and concluded the Home Office’s approach was not irrational nor procedurally unfair.
Harry lost an initial attempt to appeal but was able to ask the Court of Appeal directly for permission to challenge Lane’s decision.
Earlier this month, Harry was granted permission to appeal against the dismissal of his High Court challenge.
