Mr Justice Swift told Harry’s legal team he finds elements in the plaintiff’s case “frustrating” as the Duke’s lawyer argued for authorization for a full judicial review of the Home Office’s decision to overturn the charge. Prince not to pay for his and his family’s police protection when you are in the UK. The judge, who heard the arguments of Harry and the Home Office lawyers at the Royal Courts of Justice, also commented on the Duke’s case.
The Sun’s royal correspondent, Matt Wilkinson, wrote on Twitter: “Harry’s case appears to be that he never knew The Royal Household was involved in Ravec’s decision.
“Justice Swift says the penny should have dropped when they were told in legal papers last September.
“Justice Swift says he finds elements of the plaintiffs’ case ‘frustrating’.”
As revealed in January, Prince Harry is taking legal action against the British government over his security arrangement when he is on British soil.
He is challenging the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalties and Public Figures (Ravec), which falls under the purview of the Ministry of the Interior, over his security after being told he would no longer hold the same degree. to get. of personal protection when visiting his home country due to the fact that he is no longer a working royal.
Harry’s legal team are trying to argue that the security arrangements set out in a letter from Ravec and their application when he visited the UK in June 2021 – ahead of the unveiling of the statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace – were invalid.
His lawyers argue that this is due to “procedural dishonesty” as he was not given an opportunity to “make pre-informed statements”.
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