Enrique de England has appeared this Wednesday, April 9 before the London Court of Appeal to appear in the second consecutive view in the contest that delves against the British government in his claim of police security for him and his family when they visit the United Kingdom. The Duke of Sussex, 40, has greeted the reporters upon arrival at the Court over ten in the morning, where three magistrates value their appeal after their request was rejected a year ago by the Superior Court of Justice of England and Wales. The second judicial hearing has also had parties that have been held behind closed doors due to the confidential nature of some of the issues discussed. Precisely at the time of the recess for public and press to leave the room before dealing with security issues, the prince has been escorted by his bodyguards to the support shouts of a follower who was inside. “If you are members of the press, you are the reason why he is not in England,” the woman told others present. After being escorted outside the building, Enrique de England has entered the room again to attend the secret part of the session, according to several British media present. It is expected that, after these two days of sessions, the judges will issue a written opinion on an upcoming date, still to be determined. Although they have warned today that it is expected not to be “before Easter.” The lawyer that represents Prince Enrique recalled Wednesday that “the security and life” of the youngest son of Carlos III “are at stake.” “There is a person sitting behind me who is told that he will receive a special process to measure when he knows and has experienced a process that is manifestly inferior in all aspects. His presence here and during this appeal is a powerful illustration, if necessary, how much means for him and for his family this resource,” said the lawyer Shaheed Fatima in his final exhibition in the case that faces the Duke of Sussex with the British government Security in your displacements to your native country. The agency responsible for degrading the level of protection of Prince Enrique in his visits – the so -called Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures of the United Kingdom (RAVEC) – adopts its decisions based on “a security context”, said the lawyer who represents the government, which has assured the court that the Security Committee made the decision without consult Risks (RMB) due to “unique circumstances.” “The RMB risk analysis is the usual approach in the usual cases. But there is nothing common in the announcement (of Enrique) in January 2020 that he was going to leave his role in the royal family and spend most of the time abroad,” said James Eadie. of making decisions. ” “If the wrong decision is made, the consequences of this fall on the Minister of State. She (Yvette Cooper) is the democratic responsible for decision making and the RAVEC operates through it,” said the lawyer. That organism “is capable of using the experience and is an expert and experienced in a deeply important way,” he added before the court. During the session, Enrique de England has been seen taking notes and periodically consult with his legal team, sometimes shaking his head, while the lawyers of the other party argued that the decision to adopt a “tailored” approach to him was correct. “The basis for decision making and the personalized approach was adopted because it had positive advantages from a security point of view, one of which was that it would focus on real events in the future,” said Eadie. An opinion totally contrary to that expressed in Tuesday’s view by Prince’s lawyer, who assured that the decision to adopt a flexible security approach meant that it was “indicated to receive a different, unjustified and unfair treatment”. Since then, Enrique de England is not automatically provided police security by stepping British soil, and he has to send a notice 30 days in advance about any plan to travel to Great Britain to be evaluated in each case and according to what each visit implies. A circumstance for which, as he has said on more than one occasion, he feels unable to take his wife or his children back to the United Kingdom without a guaranteed security and backed by the State. Prince Enrique on his arrival at the Court of Appeal in London on April 9, 2025.Andy Rain (EFE) The Duke of Sussex, who together with his wife, Meghan Markle (California, 43 years), he left in 2020 his public functions as a full -time member of the British monarchy, filed a complaint against the Ministry of Interior on the decision adopted by the RAVEC, which reduced the level of the protection device suffered by the British taxpayer when the prince visits the country, since he permanently resides in the United States with his wife and children – five years, five years, and Lilibet, and Lilibet. At the first hearing held on Tuesday, among other matters, his lawyer argued that the Dukes of Sussex were “forced” to leave their duties five years ago: “On January 8, 2020, they were forced to withdraw from the role of official members of the Royal Family. private of the royal family ”. According to Fatima, after the decision of the RAVEC, the terrorist group Al Qaeda appealed for Prince Enrique “to be murdered”, and also recalled the incident that marriage lived with some paparazis in New York in May 2023. For its part, the lawyer James Eadie, clarified on Tuesday that the British government did not completely withdraw the prince’s police protection. Instead, he clarified, the RAVEC determined in February 2020 that the prince would not receive a level of protection “in the same terms” that he had when he did exercise full -time public functions. “We are in a territory in which there are no correct or wrong answers, there are aspects of judgment against a broader criterion, in which the knowledge about security of those who were involved is probably crucial,” he said. The Duke of Sussex landed in London from Los Angeles last Sunday, but at no time has he seen his father, who spent the weekend in Highgrove, his private house of Glouceshire, resting Before his busy state visit to Italy this week. The British monarch and Queen Camila flew directly from the base of the RAF Brize Norton on Monday afternoon. This Wednesday, Carlos III has held his first official meeting with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, who has received him in Rome. This third day of his visit also coincides with the 20th wedding anniversary of Carlos and Camila. To celebrate the occasion, Buckingham Palace has published a videomontage with photos that show the couple together during the last two decades. “Happy 20 years!” Celebrates the message that accompanies the publication, next to the emoticon of a white heart. (Tagstotranslate) Enrique de England
