Prince Harry’s lawyers to challenge Home Office decision that he is no longer entitled to armed police guards when he visits Britain

Lawyers for Prince Harry will today challenge a Home Office decision that he is no longer entitled to armed police guard when he visits Britain.

It was not known whether the Duke of Sussex will fly from his home in California to attend the three-day hearing at the Supreme Court, while his legal team are expected to argue that the decision was unfair.

His taxpayer-funded protection was withdrawn after he stepped down as a senior royal and moved to the US with his wife Meghan.

This week's case looks at the February 2020 decision by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, known as Ravec, to revoke his automatic right to such protection.

He says he does not feel safe taking his family to Britain without police protection, and that private bodyguards cannot match the police's powers and ability to gather intelligence.

He says he does not feel safe taking his family to Britain without police protection, and that private bodyguards cannot match the police's powers and ability to gather intelligence.

His lawyers have previously questioned whether members of the Royal Family were involved in the decision to withdraw his automatic police protection (photo – Harry leaves the High Court in London in March this year)

His lawyers have previously questioned whether members of the Royal Family were involved in the decision to withdraw his automatic police protection.

It turned out that Sir Edward Young, the late Queen's Assistant Private Secretary, and the Earl of Rosslyn, the Lord Steward of Prince Charles' household, were on the Ravec Commission at the time.

Harry, 39, has previously lost a High Court case in which he argued he should be allowed to pay for police protection for himself and his family while they are in Britain.