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The Committee

In February 2020, a small committee met in London.

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On the second of May 2025, the Master of the Rolls gave the final word. Harry's arguments were powerful and moving, he said.

But a sense of grievance, he said, was not a legal argument.

That afternoon, Harry told the BBC he would love to be reconciled with his family.

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  1. 1The Committee7
  2. 2The Sandringham Summit23
  3. 3The Offer to Pay37
  4. 4Three Courts51
  5. 5The Interview67
  6. 6Tea at Clarence House81
  7. 7The Dossier and the Tarmac95
  8. 8Nottingham111
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RAVEC: the committee that decides who gets armed police protection.

Judicial review: asking a judge to check a government decision.

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