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Prince Harry is due to learn whether he has won a High Court challenge over the decision to strip him of taxpayer-funded security when in the UK in just hours.
The Duke of Sussex took legal action against the Home Office over the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of protection when in the country.
Following a hearing in December, retired High Court judge Sir Peter Lane is set to issue his ruling over the case at 10.30am on Wednesday.
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Harry’s lawyers previously told the court that he was 'singled out' (PA Wire/PA Images)Harry’s lawyers previously told the court that he was “singled out” and treated “less favourably” in the decision to change the level of his taxpayer-funded personal security.
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They said a failure to carry out a risk analysis and fully consider the impact of a “successful attack” on him meant the approach to his protection was “unlawful and unfair”.
The court was told that the Duke believes his children cannot “feel at home” in the UK if it is “not possible to keep them safe” there.
The Government said Harry’s claim should be dismissed, arguing that Ravec - which falls under the Home Office’s remit - was entitled to conclude the duke’s protection should be “bespoke” and considered on a “case-by-case” basis.
This comes as Harry faces legal trouble in the United States. The Heritage Foundation claims the Department for Homeland Security gave Harry preferential treatment in order to process his US visa.
Donald Trump has told Daily Express that if he were to be re-elected, he wouldn't protect Harry and the Duke of Sussex could be deported from the United States. He said: "I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me."
Trump also confessed that he believes the Royal Family had been "too gracious" to Harry after "what he has done," making it clear he has no sympathy for the former working royal or his wife Meghan Markle.