Prince Harry has made his second bombshell move of the day - vowing to write to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. In a statement on Friday, released hours after the prince lost a court appeal regarding his UK security, Harry wrote: “Given my profound concerns over this issue, I will be writing to the Home Secretary to ask her to urgently examine the matter and review the RAVEC process.”

This comes after the Duke of Sussex, 40, has tried to get a decision made by Ravec and the Home Office to reduce his security rights in the UK - a decision made when the prince stepped back from royal life in 2020 - reversed. However, after losing the court appeal on Friday, the duke has made a series of shocking revealations, including during an interview with the BBC in which he admitted he is no longer in contact with his father King Charles, who he claimed has "control" and could resolve the situation. Buckingham Palace said in a statement today in response to Harry's BBC interview and lost court battle: "All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion."

The duke also claimed that his security rights in the UK were reduced in 2020 to encourage him and Meghan Markle to stay in the royal fold - a move he thinks the Royal Household would have been involved in.

The duke said: "Everybody knew that they were putting us at risk in 2020 and they hoped that me knowing that risk would force us to come back. But then when you realise that didn't work, do you not want to keep us safe?

"Whether you're the government, the Royal Household, whether you're my dad, my family - despite all of our differences, do you not want to just ensure our safety?"

In Harry's new statement this evening, the duke wrote: "This process has only ever been about ensuring my safety and that of my immediate family when we are in in the United Kingdom, so that we may safely visit my home country with the same level of security that other governments deem necessary for our protection."

He continued: "My ask has been simple: that the standard protocals for security and risk assessments be applied to me in the same way they are to others - including people who have never carried out any public functions on behalf of the State."

The duke said he will be contacting the Home Secretary to ask her "to urgently examine the matter" and "review the RAVEC process".

Earlier today, a Home Office spokesperson confirmed that they were "pleased" about the outcome of the appeal hearing.

The spokesperson said: “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. It is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on those arrangements, as doing so could compromise their integrity and affect individuals’ security.”