Prince Harry has claimed the scrapping of his police protection was to prevent him and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, from leaving the Royal family to start a new life.

The Duke told The Telegraph the decision was "difficult to swallow", having previously hinted that it was at the core of the rift with his father, King Charles.

Prince Harry is seeking to overturn a decision that stripped him of automatic state security following his withdrawal from royal duties in 2020.

However, the Duke said he viewed the removal of their security as a means of trying to force them back into Britain and Establishment life with The Firm.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, leaves the High Court after attending the second day of appeal hearing

Prince Harry said: "We were trying to create this happy house."

The Duke has argued arguing that the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec), which determines security arrangements, did not follow its own policy

He said that he had been singled out for "unjustified and inferior treatment."