Prince Harry's barrister has claimed the duke's "life is at stake" due to the removal of his full taxpayer-funded security protection.
The Duke of Sussex flew 5,000 miles from California to attend a two-day hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
He is seeking to overturn a decision that stripped him of automatic state security following his withdrawal from royal duties in 2020.
Shaheed Fatima KC told the Appeal Court: "One must not forget the human dimension to this case. There is a person sitting behind me whose safety, whose security, and whose life is at stake."
Prince Harry's barrister has claimed the duke's 'life is at stake' due to the removal of his full taxpayer-funded security protection
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She added: “There is a person sitting behind me who is being told he is getting a special bespoke process when he knows and has experience of a process that is manifestly inferior in every respect.”
The duke has claimed he was "singled out" for "inferior treatment" when the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) removed his top-level security in February 2020.
His legal team argues that Ravec failed to follow its own guidelines and should have commissioned an assessment from the Risk Management Board.
"The appellant does not accept that bespoke means better. In fact, in his position, it means he has been singled out for different, inferior treatment," Fatima told the court.
The Duke of Sussex flew 5,000 miles from California to attend a two-day hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London
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The Home Office contends that Harry's withdrawal from royal duties presented a “unique set of circumstances” that required a different approach.
"RMB risk analysis is the usual approach in usual cases," Sir James Eadie KC, representing the Home Office told the High Court.
"But there is nothing about the appellant's announcement in January 2020 that was usual."
At one point, Prince Harry appeared to throw his pen down in exasperation during the Home Office's arguments, according to sources.
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Prince Harry was escorted out of a High Court hearing by his bodyguards due to the disruption
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The hearing was briefly disrupted when an agitated supporter shouted support for the duke.
Prince Harry was escorted out of a High Court hearing by his bodyguards due to the disruption.
At the conclusion, Sir Geoffrey Vos said the Court of Appeal's decision would be given in writing at a later date, which was "most unlikely" to be before Easter.
"Plainly we will take our time to consider our judgments," he added.
