Prince Harry hurried out of courtroom by bodyguards as girl screams at him

Prince Harry has been hurried out of a court by bodyguards after a woman screamed at him.

Today, the Duke of Sussex appeared at the Court of Appeal today to challenge the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office over the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of protection when in the UK.

However, chaos ensued when a supporter of the Prince tried to make herself and her opinions known. Parts of today’s hearing (April 9) are being heard in private, meaning members of the press or public weree not allowed in the room.

Soon after the proceedings were paused to allow the room to be cleared early this afternoon, a member of the public shouted at duke as he left the courtroom saying: “I support you Prince Harry“.

Seemingly suspecting trouble, Harry’s bodyguards surrounded him closely. The woman continued by shouting: “If you’re members of the press, you’re the reason he’s no longer in England.”

Harry has been in court all week. Yesterday, in written submissions for the prince, Shaheed Fatima KC said the Duke of Sussex’s security team was informed that the terrorist group had published a document which said his “assassination would please the Muslim community”.

Some of the submissions were redacted for reasons of confidentiality.

Adding to this, Harry and Meghan were also said to have been involved in a “dangerous car pursuit with paparazzi” in New York in May 2023, involving “reckless disregard of vehicle and traffic laws”.

In her written submissions, Ms Fatima said: “This appeal concerns the most fundamental right: to safety and security of person.”

She continued: “On January 8 2020, (the Duke of Sussex) and his wife felt forced to step back from the role of full-time official working members of the royal family as they considered they were not being protected by the institution, but they wished to continue their duties in support of the late Queen as privately funded members of the royal family.”

The Home Office, which is legally responsible for RAVEC decisions, is opposing the appeal.

Its barrister Sir James Eadie KC said in written submissions that the appeal “involves a continued failure to see the wood for the trees”.

He said: “Whether by reference to rationality generally, or by reference to the absence of an RMB analysis, (the duke) cannot show that the judge was wrong to reject his claim that his circumstances were so exceptional as to justify not just the specific bespoke process focused on him, but to require general inclusion within the RAVEC cohort.”

The hearing is expected to conclude today, April 9, but a decision is expected in writing at a later date.

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