Prince Harry's appearance at court today was very different compared to yesterday, according to a leading body language expert. The Duke of Sussex was pictured today entering the Royal Courts of Justice for the second day of his appeal over his security while in the UK.

Harry is challenging the dismissal of his High Court claim 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. He looked serious as he waved to the crowds while wearing a navy blue suit.

Now, body language expert Judi James has analysed Harry's appearance today in London and said his "cocky-looking bravado" seemed to have "melted away".

She told the Express: "Compared to yesterday's arrival at court his is a much less assured-looking appearance from Harry, whose body language signals suggest he might be feeling more deflated and anxious as some of the cocky-looking bravado begins to evaporate visually."

Ms James added: "His brows seem pulled into a thoughtful frown and his left elbow looks crooked as he walks along.

"His right hand shows an increase in barrier, checking rituals which can imply he's feeling a little more vulnerable and self-conscious as he pulls one side of his jacket and places one hand across his stomach area.

"Instead of striding in ahead he also stops to look back to check his entourage, as though keen to relate to his back-up team, and his hand is held out in a lowered 'hail' gesture rather than a friendly wave."

Today, the Home Office hit back at being held accountable for any decision taken regarding Prince Harry's security row and said the "fallout" from that comes from the "the democratically-accountable decisionmaker".

In oral submissions about the role of Ravec, Sir James Eadie KC, for the Home Office, said: "If the wrong decision is made, the fallout from that comes to the Secretary of State."

Sir James continued: "She is the democratically accountable decisionmaker, and Ravec is operating through her. Ravec is able to draw upon expertise and is itself expert and experienced in a thoroughly important way."

He later said Ravec's decisions "are made in the context of and about security, including national security".

The current holder of the Home Secretary position is Labour's Yvette Cooper. In 2020, when the decision to downgrade Prince Harry's decision was taken, the role was held by the Tories' Priti Patel.

Yesterday, the duke told the court that he and his wife, Meghan Markle, "felt forced" to step down as senior working members of the Royal Family back in 2020 as they thought they were "not being protected by the institution".