The Duke of Sussex is no longer entitled to the same level of police protection, paid by the British taxpayer, than other members of the royal family. The United Kingdom Court of Appeals has dismissed this Friday, May 2 when visiting the United Kingdom.
After the resolution, Enrique de England has claimed to feel “devastated”, and, wearing annoying, has described his defeat in court as a “good trick of the establishment To the old way, ”from which he blames the royal house for influencing his safety. He says, he does not talk to his father, King Carlos III, precisely because of this issue:” He does not want to talk to me for security issues, “he said to the British environment, adding that he did not know how long his father was left to his father, who was, and who,” I never asked my father to intervene [en la disputa legal]; I asked him to be aside and let the experts do their job, ”he adds in this regard. He has also assured in the interview, conducted in California, that he would love a“ reconciliation ”with his family, who, despite the many disagreements, says he has forgiven:“ Some members of my family will not forgive me and will never forgive me for many other things, but I would love a reconciliation with my family. It makes no sense to continue fighting more. ”
which personally attended the views that took place on April 8 and 9, filed a complaint against the Ministry of Interior for the decision adopted shortly after its abandonment of public functions derived from its belonging to the Royal House, and its departure from the country. The Prince, the youngest son of the, has been trying to cancel all this time the decision adopted by the British Ministry of Interior in February 2020. The reduction of this security was carried out after Enrique de England, 40, (California, 43 years old), renounced their titles and as full -time members of the British royal family that same year. At present, they reside in California with their two children, Archie and Lilibet.
The court understands the feeling of helplessness of the Prince, but rejects that he has a legal basis for his claim. “After studying the detailed documents, we conclude that it cannot be affirmed that the feeling of grievance translates into a legal argument to challenge the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Public Figures and of Royalty (RAVEC), the entity that made the decision,” said Judge Geoffrey Vos, one of the three magistrates who have studied the case. Several British media suggest that Enrique de England now faces to have to face the costs of both parties, which could amount to 1.5 million pounds.
The judges also affirm that the Dukes of Sussex were “entering and leaving” the RAVEC protection device before it made the decision that Enrique liked so little, since “outside the United Kingdom they were out of the system, but when they were inside their safety was considered appropriate.” “It was impossible to say that this reasoning was illogical or inappropriate, in fact it seemed sensible,” considers the court, which argues that the decision of this body was “understandable, and perhaps predictable.” The judge has affirmed, in a view where the Prince has not been present, that the arguments of his defense were “powerful and moving”, and that it was “evident that he felt mistreated by the system.” Even so, it has not been insufficient to prove him right.
Last April, on his case, held in the High Court of Appeal in London, after having lost his judicial battle against the British government in the first instance.
“It has been indicated by a different, unjustified and unfair treatment,” said Shaheed Fatima, lawyer of the Duke of Sussex on the first day. The lawyer also claimed that he did not pursue the same treatment as when he was an active member of the royal family, but wanted his safety to be considered on the same basis as other public figures. His appeal against the British government “refers to the most fundamental right, that of the security of a person,” he added during his April 8 speech.
His lawyer came to defend the need for the protection of the Prince and his family ensuring that Al Qaeda had recently asked him to murder, and that he and Meghan Markle had been involved in “a dangerous” in 2023. “We must not forget the human dimension of this case:” His presence throughout this appeal is a demonstration of the importance of this case for him and his family, “
In January 2022, Enrique de England explained the reasons for that complaint through a statement issued by a representative. As stated in the brief, his objective is to “guarantee his safety and that of his family while he is in the United Kingdom so that his children can know his country of origin.” A protection without which he will not be able to return to his home, he denounced, because despite having his American private security body, his legal representatives pointed out that this team has no jurisdiction abroad or access to the intelligence information of the United Kingdom, necessary to keep them safe.
After a first trial held in December 2023, it was in February 2024 when Judge Peter Lane, of the Superior Court of Justice of England and Wales, giving the reason to the government to withdraw the security service from which he enjoyed in the United Kingdom.
Since then, police security is not automatically provided by stepping on British soil, and you have to send a notice 30 days in advance about any plan to travel to Britain to be evaluated in each case and according to what each visit implies. He and his defense have always argued that he is still entitled to that protection for the mere fact of being born within the royal family, although he no longer has an official role since he left to live with his family five years ago to the United States. Now, he has received another hard judicial setback. “I don’t see a world in which I would bring my wife and children back to the United Kingdom at this time,” he told the BBC. He would only keep his case to the Supreme Court,
