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Prince Harry has lost the legal battle over his security arrangements.
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After Harry and Meghan withdrew from the royal family years ago, this resulted in a downgrade of the security status.
Prince Harry didn't want to accept that.
London - Prince Harry has lost a legal battle against the British Home Office over arrangements for his security in the United Kingdom.
The British media reported this unanimously after the written verdict.
The core issue was whether Harry, who lives in the USA, is entitled to the same protections as the rest of the royal family when he travels to his old home of Great Britain.
The 39-year-old wanted to have a decision by the responsible committee overturned.
He had his security status downgraded after the younger son of King Charles III.
had resigned his royal duties.
Arguments of the parties
Harry's lawyer had accused the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures of making its decision to grant the fifth in line to the British throne less protection based on an inadequate security analysis.
As a result, Harry's children are not adequately protected in Great Britain.
But he wanted Prince Archie (4) and Princess Lilibet (2) to feel just as at home there as they did in the USA.
The Home Office, for its part, claims that Harry is receiving tailored arrangements.
The High Court in London ruled that the decision was neither unlawful nor “irrational” and that there was no procedural injustice.
Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan (42) withdrew from the royal family years ago.
One reason is the way the British tabloid press treated Meghan.
The case is one of several that Harry is conducting in British courts.
These include three lawsuits against publishers for illegal information procurement.
Harry and other celebrities accuse the media of, among other things, listening to their mailboxes without permission.
dpa