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re: Queen May Strip Princes Andrew & Harry of Elite Job Held by Only 4 Royals
Prince Harry Threatens Legal Action Against Home Office Over Taxpayer Funded Security
Prince Harry's request for a judicial review is thought to be the first time a member of the royal family has brought a case against Her Majesty's Government
Daily Mirror 16 JAN 2022
Prince Harry has applied for a judicial review of a Home Office decision not to allow him to personally pay for police protection for himself and his family when they are in the UK, a legal representative has said.
Lawyers acting for the Duke of Sussex have written a "pre-action protocol" letter to the Home Office.
It reveals that they will seek a judicial review if continued security is not provided by the UK, when he and his family visit.
The Queen was said to have been notified in advance of Harry's plan to send the letter.
It is thought to be the first time a member of the royal family has brought a case against Her Majesty's Government.
A source told the Mail on Sunday: 'Harry's argument in a nutshell is: 'You got the law wrong.'
"He feels the decision to remove his security was wrong.
"Pre-action protocol was sent by Harry's lawyers to the Home Office a couple of months ago. This is essentially a precursor to a judicial review."
If the case goes forward it could lead to a legal battle in the High Court between Government ministers and the sixth in line to the throne.
Harry is said to have been unhappy with how his security was dealt with in the summer when he returned to the UK for the unveiling of a statue of his mother, Princess Diana.
When Harry arrived in April for the funeral of his grandfather Prince Philip, Harry was met on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport by Scotland Yard protection officers.
But when he came back again in July, it is thought that was not the case.
In 2020 Meghan and Harry announced their decision to step back from the royal family and now live in California.
The pair have a son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, who was born in the UK in May 2019, and a daughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, born in the USA in June 2021.
The Queen is said to be braced for revelations in Prince Harry's book which is due to be released this year.
it has been speculated that he could talk about the relationship between him and his father Prince Charles and brother Prince William.
It may also talk about how he quit the royal family and the so-called "royal racist" after he and wife Meghan Markle claimed that Harry had "conversations" within the royal household about how dark son Archie's skin might have been before he was born.
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