Prince Harry lost a high court battle against the Home Office in February but received a discount on his legal costs after the Home Office breached rules.

The Duke of Sussex has been awarded a 10% discount on his legal fees in High Court proceedings over his UK security after the UK government was punished for delays in delivering key documents, according to a new report.

The youngest son of King Charles III is taking legal action against a February 2020 decision by the Home Office that he should be given varying degrees of protection when he returns to the UK after resigning as a senior royal and moving to the United States.

Harry lost his case earlier this year, with High Court judge Sir Peter Lane finding “there was nothing unlawful” in the decision to amend his security cover, adding: “Any departure from policy was justified. This decision Not unreasonable. “The decision was not compromised by procedural unfairness. “

Now new court documents, filed by era, Revealed Sir Peter refused Harry permission to appeal and the Home Office was “punished” for delaying the release of certain information described by Harry’s team as “critical” – about Ravik’s operations – to arrange security for members of the committee, members of the royal family and other dignitaries.

According to the outlet, the Interior Ministry failed to mention that Ravik provided state protection to three categories of people, which he should have done legally.

These three categories are role-based individuals – such as royalty, other VIPs and people who occasionally need support. This means the prince’s legal team was unaware of the “other VIPs” category, which they say is crucial to his claim.

Harry’s team initially sought a 50-60% reduction from the British government “because of the way documents and information were disclosed.”

Sir Ryan said that while the Home Office did not act in bad faith, “the defendant’s breaches should in all circumstances be subject to sanctions”.

Reacting to the development, a Home Office spokesperson told the Financial Times era: “While we are pleased with the court’s decision to deny the appeal, it would be inappropriate to comment further on the ongoing legal proceedings.”

Prince Harry’s legal team is expected to take the case to the Court of Appeal.

The Duke of Sussex will return to the UK in May for events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Invincible Games and is expected to see his cancer-stricken father King Charles and ailing sister-in-law Kate Middleton during his recital. travel.