FURIOUS Prince Harry has taken another swipe at the royal family, accusing them of being the reason his security was axed after Megxit.
Hours after his astonishing BBC interview, the defeated prince released a second tirade blaming his family for the row.
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It came after the 40-year-old lost his three-year, multimillion-pound court battle over the removal of his royal protection.
His round-the-clock security was axed when Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020.
Yesterday, he suffered yet another humiliating defeat as he fought to get it back.
The Duke of Sussex brought the case against the Home Office and the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec).
But Sir Geoffrey Vos, Lord Justice Bean and Lord Justice Edis ruled against him in a blow for the prince.
The loss – his second unsuccessful appeal against the decision – could be the final nail in the coffin for his security row, although Harry could still take his fight to the Supreme Court.
It also means he faces paying the legal costs for both sides, which is estimated to amount to more than £1.5million.
Harry later released a statement, saying that the legal action was a last resort but it uncovered “shocking truths”.
He revealed he will be writing to the Home Secretary to ask her to review the matter.
The 40-year-old claimed that the “Royal Household are key decision-makers on RAVEC”.
“Before the Royal Household’s role on RAVEC was known, this secretive committee concluded that when my wife would join the royal family, she should not receive protection.
“Only when I asked for the name of the person willing to carry that risk did they reverse the decision.”
Prince Harry’s biggest bombshells:
Speaking of the decision to strip the Sussexes of their security after Megxit, he said: “This reckless action knowingly put me and my family in harm’s way. Life is precious and I understand the fragility of it.”
The prince went on to say he remains committed to a life of public service and said: “All I’ve been asking for is safety.”
Harry continued: “To this present day, the Royal Household remain my sole representation on RAVEC for every visit and could call for this assessment to be done at any point.
“The only possible conclusion that can be drawn is that they choose not to because they known the outcome would prove that my security should never have been removed in the first place.
“My family and I have been subjected to well-documented neo-Nazi and extremist threats, including from Al-Qaeda.”
The prince went on to slam the lack of a risk assessment as a “dereliction of duty”.
Harry said he was born into “lifelong circumstances that create inherent security risks” as a royal.
He went on to say his hands have now been tied in seeking “legal recourse against the establishment”.
“This all comes from the same institutions that preyed upon my mother, that openly campaigned for the removal of our security, and continue to incite hatred towards me, my wife and even our children, while at the same time protecting the very power that they should be holding accountable.”
The prince had declared his “life is at stake” but some experts have hit out at the estranged royal, suggesting Harry just wants to cut down on the costs of paying for bodyguards.
In a jaw-dropping interview with the BBC following his defeat, Harry still claimed to want “reconciliation” with his family.
But an insider said Charles was frustrated and upset with his son — and the burden he had put on taxpayers.
Harry bizarrely claimed to be the victim of an establishment stitch-up and “can’t see a world” in which he would bring his wife and kids here.
Harry claimed he did not want his father to intervene in the security row, adding: “I asked him to step out of the way and let the experts do their jobs.”
He claimed there had been “interference” by the Royal Household in the 2020 decision, which he said resulted in his status as the most at-risk royal being downgraded to the least at risk “overnight”.
Despite Harry’s claims it is understood the Royal Household’s role and power on the committee is minimal — and rests solely working around family members’ diaries.
Harry has claimed he took his family to the US fearing Meghan could die like his mother Diana.
He added: “I don’t want any battles to continue. There is way too much suffering and way too much conflict in the world. At the heart of it is a family dispute.”
In another swipe he added: “If anything was to happen to me, my wife, or my father’s grandchildren, if anything was to happen to them, look where the responsibility lies, you know?
“So there is a duty of care that has been completely thrown out the window and that doesn’t feel great.”
And in another attack he said: “Through the disclosure process I have discovered that some people want history to repeat itself, which is pretty dark.”
A Palace spokesman said of the long-running security battle: “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.”
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King Charles ‘frustrated & upset’ by Harry’s reaction to security appeal as prince launches incendiary attack on family
By Matt Wilkinson, Royal Editor
PRINCE Harry launched an incendiary attack on his family yesterday — claiming the King “won’t speak to me”.
He lashed out in a TV interview after losing a multimillion-pound fight for protection in the UK.
Harry still claimed to want “reconciliation” with his family.
But an insider said Charles was frustrated and upset with his son — and the burden he had put on taxpayers.
Speaking to The Sun before Harry’s BBC rant, the friend of Charles said it would have been “constitutionally improper” for him to intervene in the court case.
They added: “What has frustrated and upset him on a more personal level is the Duke’s failure to respect this principle.
“And for his supporters to suggest that somehow his father doesn’t care about his family, or should step in.
“He’s been particularly concerned that it has taken considerable resources and cost for the Government to defend their position.”
Harry bizarrely claimed to be the victim of an establishment stitch-up and “can’t see a world” in which he would bring his wife and kids here.