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Prince Harry's failed court case against the Home Office over the removal of his automatic police protection has cost the taxpayer more than £500,000, it was revealed today.
Officials spent £514,128 fighting two separate judicial review claims brought by the Duke of Sussex after his security status was downgraded when he and wife Meghan ceased being working royals and moved to the US.
The legal bill could still increase, as Harry has vowed to appeal against his latest defeat when a judge last month ruled he had failed to prove the decision was unfair or unlawful.
The costs of the two claims will raise questions over a member of the Royal Family launching legal action against the Government.
The legal bill included more than £180,000 for barristers, £320,000 for the Government's legal department, which provides legal advice, and £3,200 in court fees, according to a Freedom of Information request by the Daily Telegraph.
Prince Harry's ((pictured last March outside the High Court) failed court case against the Home Office over the removal of his automatic police protection has cost the taxpayer more than £500,000
Officials spent £514,128 fighting two separate judicial review claims brought by the Duke of Sussex after his security status was downgraded
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf on September 16, 2023
Almost £10,000 was spent on the disclosure
