Prince Harry was treated unfairly when he was stripped of his British security detail, his lawyer told appeal court judges in London on Tuesday.
Harry, who made a rare appearance in court for the hearing, lost his government-funded protection in February 2020 after he stepped down from his role as a working member of the Royal Family and moved to the U.S.
A High Court judge ruled last year that a government panel’s decision to provide “bespoke” security for Harry — custom-designed on an as-needed basis for his visits to the U.K. — was not unlawful, irrational or unjustified.
But lawyer Shaheed Fatima argued that a group that evaluated the Duke of Sussex’s security needs failed to follow its own process and perform a risk management assessment.
“The appellant does not accept that bespoke means better,” Fatima said. “In fact, in his submission, it means that he has been singled …