Prince Harry ‘out of touch' over security fears says commentator

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The Duke of Sussex is bringing a claim against the Home Office over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection while in the UK. Harry wants to bring his two children to visit from the US but argues that he and his family are “unable to return to his home” because it is too dangerous.

At a preliminary hearing last month, the High Court in London heard an application by both sides for some parts of the court documents in the case to be kept private.

The court was told that both the Duke and the Home Office were agreed on the “vast majority” of what should be redacted from witness evidence and the document outlining his case.

In a judgment on Thursday, Mr Justice Swift said the bid to redact documents was allowed.

Harry is challenging the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), which has delegated powers from the Home Secretary.

The Duke argues that his private protection team in the US does not have adequate jurisdiction abroad or access to UK intelligence information which is needed to keep his family safe.

The Sussexes lost their taxpayer-funded police protection after quitting as senior working royals in early 2020.

Harry and Meghan now live in California with their children Archie and Lilibet.

The Duke has returned to Britain twice since Megxit for Prince Philip’s funeral last April and the unveiling of a Princess Diana statue at Kensington Palace on July 1.

The day before the statue unveiling, he attended an event for the WellChild charity in Kew Gardens, west London.

It is understood the Duke’s car was chased by photographers as he left.

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