Prince Harry is “enraged” by the fact he has lost his court appeal, a royal expert said. The Duke of Sussex, 40, sat down for an interview with the BBC after it was revealed on Friday that he had lost his court appeal against the Home Office and the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) to have his full security rights returned in the UK.

This comes after a decision was made in 2020 to reduce the prince’s security in the UK as a result of his decision to quit royal life and move overseas to America. While Harry has argued this makes visiting the UK unsafe for his family, including his wife Meghan and children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, the court has dismissed the prince’s attempts to get his tax-payer funded security fully reinstated to what it was when he was a working royal. This has resulted in a bombshell interview from Prince Harry, in which he told the BBC that it would be “impossible” to bring his family to the UK anymore. He also claimed that his father King Charles had a lot of “control” and could have “resolved the issue”, going on to say the pair were no longer speaking.

Since Harry’s interview with the BBC and the court verdict on Friday afternoon, Buckingham Palace released a statement saying: “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion."

Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams has now told Express.co.uk that Harry is "enraged" by the court's decision, with the prince claiming that he feels like his security was initially reduced in 2020 to try and encourage him to stay in the monarchy.

Speaking about Harry's BBC interview today, Fitzwilliams said: “Harry’s intense, raw physicality during this interview stays with you, I knew the decision to refuse to give him and his family automatic police protection would enrage him.

“Also everyone knows that he was traumatised by his mother’s death and there is no doubt that in the world as he sees things, history could repeat itself. I have been appalled by the destructive way Harry and Meghan's campaign against the Royal Family was conducted."

Fitzwilliams continued: “I certainly don’t buy into what seems to me to be a conspiracy theory as to how he saw his and his family's protection being manipulated by the Palace. As its security we can’t of course see all the facts.

“What is clear is that if this issue was resolved, it might build bridges. There are dangers such as al Qaeda, the paparazzi and right wing extremists. Harry urges the Government to intervene. He actually talks about the mortality of his father, a reference to King Charles, on air.

“When someone talks like that, you know they are serious.The Palace has issued a statement reaffirming the position as it is after the court’s decision. We will see in the weeks and months to come if it alters.”