Prince Harry’s lawyers have claimed his safety, security and life are “at stake” in court this week as the duke, 40, appeals a decision taken in 2020 to reduce his security entitlements in the UK.
The decision, by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee, known as Ravec, was initially made after Harry and his wife Meghan Marklestepped back from life as senior royals in 2020 and moved to the US. Harry previously took the decision made by the Home Office to change the security he receives in the UK to High Court, however after this was dismissed he launched an appeal last year. The case, which was heard in court on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, was attended by the duke in person. Shaheed Fatima KC, representing Harry, told the court that his life “is at stake”.
She said: “There is a person sitting behind me whose safety, whose security, and whose life is at stake. We do say that his presence here, and throughout this appeal, is a potent illustration, were one needed, of how much this appeal means to him and his family.”
At the end of the hearing yesterday, judge Sir Geoffrey Vos said the Court of Appeal’s decision would be given in writing at a later date.
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