Harry 'singled out' over his lack of security, court hears.

Prince Harry has been singled out for different, unjustified and inferior treatment”, the Court of Appeal has heard in the royal’s challenge over his lack of security in the UK.

- JESS GLASS

Harry is challenging the dismissal of his High Court legal action against the Home Office over the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of taxpayerfunded protection when in the country.

The Duke of Sussex, 40, arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London yesterday morning and waved as he entered but did not speak to reporters gathered outside. During the hearing, he sat behind his barristers and next to his solicitor in a packed courtroom, with a notepad and pen in front of him, occasionally taking notes.

The appeal comes after retired High Court judge Sir Peter Lane ruled last year that Ravec’s decision, taken in early 2020 after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit as senior working royals, was lawful.

The Home Office, which has legal responsibility for the committee’s decisions, is opposing the appeal, with its lawyers previously telling the High Court that decisions were taken on a “case-by-case” basis.

At the start of the appeal, Shaheed Fatima KC, for the duke, said: “When Ravec made its February 2020 decision about the appellant’s protective security, it did not apply its own terms of reference to that decision-making process.”

Ravec has delegated responsibility from the Home Office over the provision of protective security arrangements for members of the royal family and others, with involvement from the Metropolitan Police, the Cabinet Office and the royal household.