Prince Harry loses legal battle for adequate police protection for his family during visits to the U.K., with the High Court upholding the decision to downgrade their security. This means Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet won't be visiting the royal family anytime soon. Despite offering to cover the costs of security, Harry's bid was denied, citing the U.K. as his home and central to his children's heritage. The situation raises concerns about their safety and the potential impact on their relationship with their grandfather, King Charles III, who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
New details have emerged about the paparazzi incident in New York City last spring, during which Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were involved in a "near catastrophic" incident, according to a spokesperson. The NYPD's head of intelligence stated that there was sufficient evidence to arrest two individuals for reckless endangerment, contradicting the NYPD's previous statement. The incident occurred during the couple's visit to NYC for the Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awards, and their spokesperson described it as a "near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi."
A UK court has ruled that Prince Harry is not entitled to full publicly funded security protection, as his security status was downgraded after he gave up his royal duties and moved to California. The court stated that publicly funded security protection is still available to him, his wife, and children when they visit Britain, but the level of security would be decided on a case-by-case basis. This decision comes after Harry lost a separate legal challenge last year, denying him the ability to pay for British police protection for himself and his family when visiting.
A London judge ruled that Prince Harry was not unfairly stripped of his UK security detail after moving to the US, stating that the decision to provide security on a case-by-case basis was not unlawful. Harry, who has taken legal action against the government and tabloid publishers, claimed that he and his family were endangered during visits to the UK due to hostility on social media and media hounding. Despite winning a phone hacking case against a tabloid publisher, he recently withdrew a libel case against the Daily Mail. Harry's efforts to privately pay for London's police force to guard him were also denied by a judge.
Prince Harry's lawyer has challenged the UK government's decision to strip him of his security detail after he moved to the United States and gave up his status as a working member of the royal family. Harry claims that his safety is at risk due to hostility on social media and media intrusion. His lawyer argued that the committee responsible for evaluating his security needs acted irrationally and unfairly. The three-day hearing in London's High Court is the latest in a series of legal cases Harry has brought against the UK government and British tabloid media. The judge is expected to rule at a later date.
