Prince Harry has launched a fresh lawsuit over the decision not to allow him to pay for police protection when he is in the UK.
A former senior officer blasted the Duke of Sussex, who is already suing the Home Office over its 2020 decision to remove his taxpayer-funded security.
Harry, who lives in California with his wife Meghan and kids Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, claimed it was unsafe for him to come to Britain with his family.
Now the former working royal, 37, has filed a second lawsuit against the Government that for the first time names the Met Police as a defendant.
Dai Davies, the former head of royalty protection at Scotland Yard, called the legal action “nonsensical”.
The former chief supt said: “For a man who allegedly wants to protect his privacy he goes about a funny way of achieving it. I believe this is personal.
“Rather than seek a workable solution, he has taken this route which is fraught with issues. It’s insulting.”
The new case will focus on a decision this year by the Royalty and VIP Executive Committee, which said private individuals should not be allowed to pay for police to protect them.
The Home Office and Met Police argue British police are not “guns for hire”.
It comes weeks after Harry won the latest stage of his High Court fight in his initial claim against the Home Office.
The case has so far cost the taxpayer £100,000 to defend against the millionaire who has signed deals with Netflix and Spotify worth £100million.
The ruling means he will now be able to take the case to a judicial review.
After ditching his royal role, Harry argued his US-based private security team did not have sufficient jurisdiction in Britain to be able to protect him properly.
His lawyers argued if he was allowed to hire British police it would come at no cost to the taxpayer.
Prince Harry and Meghan, 41, did attend the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June.
The Met said if the couple attend events with senior royals they would get special security arrangements.
But the row is on the level of protection if they visit in a personal capacity.
