Prince Harry has claimed he was “singled out for inferior treatment” after he was stripped of his taxpayer-funded security protection in the UK.
The Duke of Sussex, 40, arrived at London’s High Court Tuesday for the start of a two-day appeal to win back publicly-funded security detail for him and his family.
Speaking in court, Harry’s attorney Shaheed Fatima KC claimed that the former working royal had been “singled out for different, unjustified and inferior treatment.”
Harry complained about not feeling safe enough to return to his home soil with his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, because “it is too dangerous.”
The duke’s lawyers added that the UK’s treatment of him was “unlawful and unfair,” and warned of “the impact on the UK’s reputation of a successful attack” against him.
Harry’s legal team also mentioned the duke’s failed bid to hire armed bodyguards from London’s Metropolitan Police on his own dime — a request that was refused last year.
Harry refused to answer when asked if he had recently spoken to his father, who today jetted off to Italy with his wife, Queen Camilla, for a four-day diplomatic trip to Italy.
The Invictus Games founder’s case will be heard in front of three judges on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The majority of Harry’s appeal will be heard in public, though some parts will be redacted to protect “confidential evidence,” according to a Court of Appeal order issued on April 1.
The Post has reached out to Harry’s reps for comment.
Harry touched down in London Tuesday just hours before his estranged, cancer-stricken father jetted off to Italy with Camilla.
It’s understood that the father-son duo did not see each other during their 3-hour overlap on British soil.
On his way into court, the duke appeared in good spirits as he waved to fans lining the streets in anticipation of his arrival.
Harry traveled solo for the hearing from his luxe pad in Montecito, Calif.
In February 2024, London’s High Court ruled to strip the Sussexes of taxpayer-funded UK security protection.
The father of two was ordered to pay 90% of the UK Home Office’s legal costs for defending the court’s initial ruling.
Sir Peter Lane, the judge of the High Court, ruled that there was no unlawfulness in stripping Harry and Meghan of their security in February 2020.
Following the ruling, Harry has made it his mission to win the security detail back for him and his family — but has notably received zero help from the royals.
Harry has argued that his kids are not able to “feel at home” or “safe” in the UK without the comfort of personal police protection.
The duke’s argument was contested by a judge, who said that the level of his security protection had changed in accordance with him no longer being a “full-time working member of the royal family.”
Harry’s courtroom appearance came just hours after his wife released the first episode of her new podcast “Confessions of a Female Founder.”
In the episode, the “Suits” alum, 43, opened up about her “scary” experience with postpartum preeclampsia during a conversation with her friend and Bumble dating app founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.
