Prince Harry has faced a firm rejection from the Government after demanding Home Secretary Yvette Cooper "urgently" investigate the committee that downgraded his UK security protection.
The Duke of Sussex's extraordinary request came following his bitter attack on King Charles during a BBC interview that has sparked widespread backlash.
Government insiders flatly dismissed Harry's demand, with Whitehall sources emphasising that the security body is designed to be strictly independent from political influence.
Both the Government and Buckingham Palace have dismissed Harry's allegations of Royal Household interference in his security arrangements.
Yvette Cooper to 'reject' Prince Harry's unprecedented demand
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In his BBC interview, Harry claimed he was the victim of an "establishment stitch-up" regarding his security arrangements.
The Duke said he was stunned to learn that two key Royal Household aides sit on the security committee known as Ravec.
He suggested these aides helped influence decisions on behalf of the Royal Family and said he would ask the Home Secretary to "look at this very, very carefully".
Harry also complained that his father "won't speak to me" and made comments about the King's cancer, saying he "doesn't know how much longer he has left".
Yvette Cooper is the Home Secretary under Starmer's Labour Government
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A Government spokesman told The Mail on Sunday: "All members work together to advise the independent chair on the protective security of the Royal Family and key public figures.
"As part of long-standing arrangements, these decisions have been taken by Ravec, not the Home Secretary."
The Home Office also stated: "We are pleased that the court has found in favour of the Government's position in this case.
"The UK Government's protective security system is rigorous and proportionate."
Prince Harry told the BBC King Charles 'doesn't speak to him'.BBC Harry's security appeal was rejected by England's second most senior judge on Friday.
Buckingham Palace firmly rejected Harry's allegations, stating: "All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion."
A royal source said the involvement of Royal Household aides on the security committee was long established and insisted they had no "advocacy" role.
"They advise on what the royals are up to," the source explained.
Nada Tawfik opened up about her experiences interviewing Prince HarryBBCPalace insiders also said Harry's TV outburst risked deepening the rift with his family, adding that his comment about the King's cancer was in particularly poor taste.
Following the court ruling, Harry vowed he would never bring his children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to Britain.
He claimed that "the other side" had "won in keeping me unsafe" and said: "It's really quite sad that I won't be able to show my children my homeland."
The Duke will now be expected to foot the legal bill for both sides in the case.
