A legal spokesman for Harry said at the time that he would try to turn to the Court of Appeal “to obtain justice”.
A judicial spokesperson, however, said Monday that Harry had lost his initial bid to appeal against the decision.
The prince, also known as the Duke of Sussex, sensationally relocated to North America in 2020 with his wife Meghan, eventually settling in California in the United States, and is no longer classified as a working royal.
Harry told a hearing at London’s High Court in December that security concerns were preventing visits back to Britain.
“The UK is my home. The UK is central to the heritage of my children,” he said in a written statement read out by his lawyers.
“That cannot happen if it’s not possible to keep them safe.
