The Duke of Sussex has called both on the Prime Minister and Home Secretary to intervene in the case following his court defeat today, calling the ruling a ‘stitch-up’
Prince Harry has issued a desperate plea to Sir Keir Starmer following his court of appeals defeat over security arrangements for his family this afternoon.
Harry, 40, was defeated in court today after appealing a decision to remove his automatic security entitlement, which came into effect after he left the UK for the US in 2020. The decision means his security will remain below the automatic, high level provided to other working royals who still live in the UK, and has left the Duke of Sussex feeling “let down”. After calling the ruling a “good old fashioned establishment stitch-up”, he has launched a plea for the Prime Minister’s help.
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Speaking to the BBC, the Duke said the decision to remove his automatic security entitlement was “initiated under a previous government”, adding he wanted Keir Starmer to “step in” and the Home Secretary to review the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), the body responsible for authorising security for senior royals on behalf of the Home Office.
He said: “Yes, I would ask the Prime Minister to step in. I would ask Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, to look at this very, very carefully and I would ask her to review Ravec and its members.
“Because if it is an expert body, then what is the Royal Household’s role there, if it is not to influence and decide what they want for the members of their household?”
The Prince added: “I think that based on the judgment that the court has put out today, it clearly states that Ravec are not constrained by law. Again, I wish somebody had said that from the beginning.”
Harry also said he was interested in reconciling with his family, as he was uncertain as to how much longer King Charles III has to live. Although he admitted that some members of The Firm might not forgive him for writing his tell-all memoir Spare.
The Duke said he would “love reconciliation” with his family, adding that he “doesn’t know how much longer my father has”. He said: “Of course, some members of my family will never forgive me for writing a book.
“Of course, they will never forgive me for lots of things. But you know, I would love reconciliation with my family. I’ve always, there’s no point in continuing to fight anymore.
“And I said, life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has he, he won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.”
