Prince Harry loses police security lawsuit to UK government
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Jack Royston is Newsweek's Chief Royal Correspondent based in London, U.K. He reports on the British royal family—including King Charles III, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle—and hosts The Royal Report podcast. Jack joined Newsweek in 2020; he previously worked at The Sun, INS News and the Harrow Times. Jack has also appeared as a royal expert on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, ITV and commentated on King Charles III's coronation for Sky News. He reported on Prince Harry and Meghan's royal wedding from inside Windsor Castle. He graduated from the University of East Anglia. Languages: English. You can find him on Twitter at @jack_royston and his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page. You can get in touch with Jack by emailing j.royston@newsweek.com.
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Prince Harry has lost a legal battle to get his police bodyguards re-instated after previously saying removing them makes the U.K. unsafe for him, Meghan and their children.
The Duke of Sussex was stripped of his protection team early in 2020 after announcing he planned to quit the palace for a new life in North America.
The Metropolitan Police continued to provide a team on some visits, but predominantly for royal events to which he had an invite from his family, such as the Platinum Jubilee.
Harry, though, said through a legal representative that without a police team, it would be too dangerous for Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet and Meghan to visit the country of his birth.
He sued the British Government twice at the High Court, in London, and lost both times but mounted an appeal which has now also been rejected, suggesting a more than three year legal voyage has finally run aground.
Court of Appeal Judge Sir Geoffrey Vos said in his judgement that Harry's arguments were "powerful and moving" but added: "I could not say that the Duke's sense of grievance translated into a legal argument for the challenge."
The implication for Harry may be long lasting if he stands by his original position that this rules out trips to Britain with his wife and children.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
