Prince Harry has made a High Court challenge against the Home Office over their decision to downgrade his security when he is in the UK. The three-day hearing, which began on Tuesday, December 5, is considering changes to the Duke of Sussex’s protection.
The Home Office stripped Harry of the automatic level of security for senior royals after he stepped back from his role and moved to the US in 2020.
Harry’s lawyers argue that there is “no good reason for singling out the claimant [Prince Harry] this way”.
Harry’s barrister, Shaheed Fatima KC, said in a written submission that the risk that Harry faces “arises from his birth and ongoing status, as the son of HM The King” and that his position “has been – and remains – that he should be given state security in light of the threats/risks he faces.”
