Prince Harry has lost a legal bid to pay for his own police protection in the U.K.

Axar.az reports the High Court in London reached a decision in Harry's case against the British government on Tuesday following an initial hearing last week.

It forms half of the Duke of Sussex's claim against the U.K. Home Office over the removal of his taxpayer-funded police protection, which happened when Harry, 38, and his wife, Meghan Markle, 41, stepped back from their working royal roles in January 2020.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex relocated from the U.K. to California with their son Prince Archie, 4, shortly afterwards and welcomed their daughter, Princess Lilibet, 23 months, in June 2021.