Prince Harry arrives at High Court in shock appearance over UK security

Prince Harry has made a surprise appearance at the Royal Courts of Justice in London after secretly travelling to the UK. It comes as he is due to hear an appeal in his legal challenge over his security arrangements while visiting the UK.

As Harry arrived at the central London court, he waved as he entered but did not speak to reporters gathered outside. He is challenging the dismissal of his High Court legal action 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 taxpayer-funded protection when in the country.

It emerged that Harry arrived in the UK just hours before his father travelled to Italy for a historic state visit. The is said to have landed in London on Sunday, meaning that Harry's time in the UK has overlapped with his father, whom he last saw more than a year ago when it was first announced that the monarch had been diagnosed with cancer. However, according to , it is unknown if the pair met up.

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