Prince Harry loses a new battle and will have to pay for his own custody in the United Kingdom

Prince Harry loses a new battle and will have to pay for his own custody in the United Kingdom

The Duke of Sussex and his family lost police protection privileges. The appeal attempts were not sufficient and the prince must pay 90% of the legal costs.

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The british justicewhich there was refused in February grant a systematic police protection of Prince Harry during his visits to the United Kingdomrejected his appeal of that decision on Monday.

He prince harry, youngest son of King Charles III, and his wife Meghan Markle, they lost the right to systematic protection, with public funds, when they visit the United Kingdom, after deciding in 2020 to end their public functions within the royal family and settle in California, in the United States.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will not have protection in the United Kingdom

Harry questioned the authorities’ decision not to grant him protection, after they ruled that they would study taking possible security measures on each trip of the prince. At the end of February, The High Court in London ruled that this decision was “not unreasonable”.

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Prince Harry.

A spokesperson for the prince indicated on that occasion that Harry would appeal, considering that was not “claiming preferential treatment”, but simply “fair and legal” application of protection standards.

But The Supreme Court itself rejected this Monday this appeal of prince yeThe judge confirmed that the decision had “founded” reasons” so as not to grant him systematic protection. In any case, The prince can still go to a court of appeal.

What Harry must pay for legal costs

He The magistrate also sentenced Harry on Monday to pay 90% of the legal costs of the Ministry of the Interior in this case. He February ruling represented second legal defeat for Prince Harry in this battle to maintain safety measures when visiting the UK.

In May last year, the courts had denied him the right to benefit from police protection, despite his intention to pay it with his personal funds.

The prince’s last visit to the United Kingdom

ANDThe prince’s last trip to the United Kingdom dates back to a brief visit to London on February 6 to see his father, King Charles III, one day after cancer was announced that his parent suffers from.

The issue of security is a very sensitive topic for Prince Harry, that blames the press and the paparazzi for the accident mortal of his mother, Princess Diana, in Paris in 1997.

The Duke of Sussex also launched several legal proceedings against the British tabloids.

Source: Ambito

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