The High Court of London has in fact rejected the appeal presented by the lawyers of the second son of King Charles III against the decision of the British Home Office. Last May, the High Court also denied him the right to pay for a police escort out of his own pocket.

The question of his safety, from various possible threats, but also from intrusions attributed to British tabloids and paparazzi, is a very sensitive issue for the cadet prince, both due to the trauma of his mother Diana's death.