Prince Harry avoids travel nightmare after cancelling plans to return to the UK
Prince Harry looks ahead to the Invictus Games in Vancouver.
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Prince Harry has avoided a travel nightmare after cancelling his plans to return to the UK.
The Duke of Sussex was due to appear in the witness box for several days in February as part of his court case against News Group Newspapers.
However, following the royal's decision to settle the case before the trial began, he will no longer need to travel to London next month.
Had Harry needed to travel to the UK to testify in the case it would have come almost immediately after the conclusion of the Invictus Games in Canada.
Prince Harry has avoided a travel nightmare after cancelling his plans to return to the UK.
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The Duke of Sussex's Invictus Games will take place in Vancouver between February 8 to February 16.
Harry was scheduled to give evidence during the middle of February.
The settlement allows the royal to be able to fully focus on the first-ever winter edition of the games next month.
It comes as Prince Harry is set to enter a fresh battle to secure his dream of giving his children Archie and Lilibet the chance to make memories in England.
The Duke of Sussex's Invictus Games will take place in Vancouver between February 8 to February 16.
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The royal and his wife Meghan Markle currently raise their young children in Montecito, California.
The Duke of Sussex is set to appeal a High Court ruling that upheld the Home Office's decision to reduce his security protection in the UK following his departure from royal duties in 2020.
Harry previously contested a 2020 decision by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, claiming he was singled out.
The High Court ruled in March that the decision was neither irrational nor unfair, with the Home Office welcoming the finding.
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Harry previously contested a 2020 decision by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures, claiming he was singled out.
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In June, Judge David Bean granted Harry permission to appeal the ruling, stating "not without hesitation" that his challenge had a real prospect of success.
A friend close to the Duke of Sussex told Hello!: "The goal for Prince Harry is simple.
"He wants to ensure the safety of himself and his family while in the UK so his children can know his home country and so he can help support his patronages and their important work."
The security dispute has significantly impacted Harry's family connections to Britain, with his children not visiting the UK since the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
King Charles has met his granddaughter Lilibet only once in person.
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