A lawyer for Prince Harry defended Friday in London that, despite living in the United States, The queen’s grandson will “always” regard England as his “home”, in terms of a judicial procedures to obtain police protection.

No longer active members of the British royal family, Harry and his wife Meghan lost the police protection afforded them at the expense of British taxpayers.

To preserve it, Elizabeth II’s grandson He offered to pay for it out of his pocket, which the Interior Ministry refused, a decision he is now challenging in court.

The couple, who left the country in 2020 and settled in California, where Meghan was born and raised, have personal protection in the United States, but Enrique argues that they cannot access the information they need to keep their family safe while they are in the UK. . soil.

“The applicant does not feel safe while in the UK”, denied his lawyer, Shaheed Fatima, at a hearing in London.

“It goes without saying that he wants to return to see his family and friends and to continue to support the charities he owns.” he argues, “but more importantly” England “is and always will be his home”.

last summer, Enrique’s car is chased by paparazzi after leaving a charity event. The next day, he and his older brother Guillermo unveiled a statue of their mother Dianawho died in a car crash in 1997 in Paris, being chased by photographers.

Enrique filed the lawsuit in September, but the court is still studying whether to accept the opening of the procedure on the underlying issue. (I)