Prince Harry says he was 'singled out for inferior treatment' in UK security appeal

The Duke of Sussex claimed he had been "singled out for different, unjustified and inferior treatment" as he appeared at the high court in London in the latest round of legal action over his security arrangements while he is in the UK.

- Caroline Davies

Prince Harry is challenging the dismissal of his high court legal action against the Home Office last year over the decision by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of taxpayer-funded protection when in the country.

The duke, 40, sat behind his legal team in a packed courtroom as his barrister, Shaheed Fatima KC, told the appeal court that Sir Peter Lane had erred when Lane ruled last year that Ravec's decision, taken in early 2020 after Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior working royals, was not irrational or procedurally unfair.

Fatima told the court Ravec had failed to apply its own terms of reference by not getting an assessment from an "expert specialist body", called the risk management board (RMB), and came up with a "different and so-called 'bespoke process'".