Harry loses court battle over security arrangements

As the duke reveals that Charles refuses to speak to him

- HOLLY EVANS JANE DALTON

Prince Harry has said his father, King Charles, no longer talks to him because of his legal battle over changes to his security arrangements after he quit royal duties.

Saying he did not know how long the King had left to live, the Duke of Sussex called on Sir Keir Starmer to step in and review a Court of Appeal ruling that went against him over the levels of security he is entitled to in the UK.

“I would ask the prime minister to step in. I would ask Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, to look at this very, very carefully,” Harry said after losing his challenge.

The decision was “a good old-fashioned stitch-up”, the prince claimed, adding that the specialist body that reviewed the security arrangements should be reviewed.

The Duke of Sussex said he was devastated about losing his legal challenge against the Home Office and claimed that “for the time being” it was impossible for him to bring his family to the UK safely.

Of his estranged relationship with the monarch, he said: “He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff.