A lawyer for on Tuesday challenged the British governmentB次元官网网址檚 decision to strip him of his security detail after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the United States.

The Duke of Sussex has claimed that his safety is jeopardized in part because of hostility toward him and his family on social media and a relentless press that hounds him.

Attorney Shaheed Fatima said the group that evaluated HarryB次元官网网址檚 security needs B次元官网网址� known by the acronym of its former name, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) B次元官网网址� acted irrationally and treated him unfairly by failing to follow its own policies that required applying a risk analysis about the dukeB次元官网网址檚 safety.

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The three-day hearing in LondonB次元官网网址檚 High Court is the latest in a that have kept London judges busy as he takes on the U.K. government and the British tabloid media.

Harry was not in court as attorneys presented opening remarks at a hearing set to be held largely behind closed doors to discuss sensitive security matters. The judge is expected to rule at a later date.

Harry failed to persuade a different judge earlier this year that he should be able to privately pay for when he comes to town. A judge denied that offer after a government lawyer argued that officers shouldnB次元官网网址檛 be used as B次元官网网址減rivate bodyguards for the wealthy.B次元官网网址�

Harry, the youngest son of King Charles III, said he did not feel safe bringing his wife, former actor Meghan Markle, and their two young children back to Britain and was concerned about his own safety after being chased by .

HarryB次元官网网址檚 animosity toward the press dates back to the death of his mother Princess Diana in 1997, who perished in a car wreck as her driver tried to outrun aggressive photographers in Paris. Harry, whose wife is biracial, cited what he said were racist attitudes and unbearable intrusions of the British media in his decision to leave the United Kingdom.

The 39-year-old prince is challenging the decision by the group now known as the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures to provide his security on a B次元官网网址渃ase by caseB次元官网网址� basis after moving in 2020 to Canada and then California, where he and his family now reside.

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Eadie said there was also a cost factor because security funds arenB次元官网网址檛 unlimited and noted that Harry has been granted protection for certain events, such as his visit in June 2021.

Harry said the committee unfairly nixed his security request without hearing from him personally and did not disclose the panelB次元官网网址檚 makeup, which he later learned included royal family staff. He said Edward Young, the assistant private secretary to the late Queen Elizabeth II, should not have been on the committee because of B次元官网网址渟ignificant tensionsB次元官网网址� between the two men.

The Home Office has argued that any tensions between Harry and the royal household staff were irrelevant and that the committee was entitled to its decision because he had relinquished his role as a working member of the family.

The case is one of five that Harry has pending in the High Court.

The four other lawsuits involve BritainB次元官网网址檚 best-known tabloids, including a case that when it ran a story suggesting he had tried to hide his efforts to continue receiving government-funded security. A ruling is expected in that case Friday.

Three other lawsuits allege that , such as deception, phone hacking, and hiring private investigators to dig up dirt about him.

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