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A two-day hearing is set to begin on Tuesday in London’s Court of Appeal, as Harry challenges the government over his security protection in Britain.
April 8, 2025, 12:01 a.m. ET
On Tuesday, England’s Court of Appeal will begin two days of hearings on Prince Harry’s legal case over the withdrawal of publicly financed security for his family during their visits to the U.K.
After Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, announced they were stepping down from their royal roles and leaving Britain in 2020, an official committee decided that the couple would no longer be eligible for the police protection normally given to royal family members.
Harry is challenging that decision. He lost a previous stage of the case in February last year, but a judge later granted him permission to appeal the ruling on limited grounds. The judge said that he was persuaded, although “not without hesitation,” that an appeal had a “real prospect of success.”
Three judges at London’s Court of Appeal will hear arguments by Harry’s lawyers that the decision to withdraw protection violated official policy. Part of the case will be conducted in private because of the sensitive nature of evidence around security processes and risk assessments, the court ruled.
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What is the case about?
The case concerns a Feb. 28, 2020, decision that Harry and Meghan would no longer qualify for publicly financed security protection in the U.K., after they withdrew from their official roles and started a new life in Canada. In March 2020, they moved from Vancouver to California.
