Prince Harry is set to press ahead with his Home Office security battle despite his recent visits to the UK, it has been reported.
THE Mail on Sunday revealed the Duke will move on after losing his “frankly futile” attempt to appeal the ruling earlier this year.
The publication understands that a two-day hearing will take place in April in the latest dramatic twist in Harry’s three-year legal battle with the British government over his safety in the UK. It has been reported that Harry’s determination is due to his desire to return to the UK more frequently.
Harry first sought a judicial review over the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) ruling to remove his right to automatic police protection after he left the working Royal Family. However, the Court of Appeal granted him permission to challenge the High Court judgment in May.
Now a court official has confirmed that a date has been set for Harry’s appeal to be heard in London, starting on either April 8 or 9.
Discussing the court case, royal biographer Ingrid Seward described Harry as having “tunnel vision” and said the king knows his son is “very stubborn”.
According to the Mail, Mrs Seward said: “It’s damaging for his father. It’s embarrassing for his father on a more personal level, to think that his own son doesn’t feel safe in the country, in his own homeland.
“He doesn’t let go of things, Harry. That’s his nature, a bit like his mother. It’s very Diana chasing something and Harry just isn’t letting go, despite advice to the contrary. I feel like that’s certainly not helping either situation.”
Harry was given full publicly funded protection in the UK before stepping down as a working royal and moving to California in 2020.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex now reside in Montecito with their children, Archie, five, and Lilibet, three.