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Prince Harry is putting his foot down when it comes to his security detail and his family. The Duke of Sussex made a statement regarding losing his appeal for public funding for security.

In April, the Duke fought to have his state-funded security detail when he and his family were in England. Going through the process for Harry “uncovered” his “worst fears.” On a statement posted on his website, he wrote, “The court’s ruling confirms that the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, known as RAVEC and comprised of senior officials from the Royal Household, Home Office and Metropolitan Police, has failed to follow its own mandated processes for me, which are applied to all other high-risk and high-profile individuals.”

Related: Prince Harry Fears He May Not Talk to King Charles Again Before He Dies: ‘I Don’t Know How Much Longer My Father Has’

He called the legal proceedings “a last resort” that has “uncovered shocking truths, starting with the fact that the Royal Household are key decision-makers on RAVEC and my sole representation for matters regarding my safety.”

“In this process I’ve also learned the names of all those involved, many of whom retired immediately after playing their part,” he added.

The controversy goes back to 2017 when the “secretive committee” decided that Meghan would not be offered protection when she married Harry and officially joined the royal family. Harry claimed that it was stripping him of a protection that he had “since birth.”

In recent years, Harry revealed that his family had been ‘subjected’ to threats made by neo-Nazis and extremist groups, including Al-Qaeda. He went on to say that his hands have been tied because of the “legal recourse against the establishment”.

He continued, “This all comes from the same institutions that preyed upon my mother, that openly campaigned for the removal of our security, and continue to incite hatred towards me, my wife and even our children, while at the same time protecting the very power that they should be holding accountable.”

After losing his appeal, the Duke talked to the BBC about how he would like to talk to his father again. “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore.”

“Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has,” he said about his father who was diagnosed with cancer in 2024. “He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.” He also added that his father should be open to reconciliation and help solve his security problem. “There is a lot of control and ability in my father’s hands,” he said. “Ultimately, this whole thing could be resolved through him. Not necessarily by intervening, but by stepping aside, allowing the experts do what is necessary.”

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