Prince Harry asked for specific security protection after receiving a threat from Al Qaeda, court documents have revealed.

The Duke of Sussex was back in the UK last week to attend a two-day hearing of his appeal against a High Court ruling regarding the level of security he should receiving when visiting Britain - funded by the British taxpayer.

He believes that him, as well as wife Meghan Markle and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, face a significant threat from extremists, with evidence from court revealing: "The Appellant confirmed that he had requested certain protection after a threat was made against him by Al Qaeda ."

The duke is challenging the dismissal of his High Court claim against the Home Office over the decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different degree of taxpayer-funded protection when in the country.

Last year, High Court judge Sir Peter Lane ruled that Ravec's decision, taken in early 2020 after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit as senior working royals, was not irrational or procedurally unfair.

The Home Office, which has legal responsibility for Ravec's decisions, is opposing the appeal, with its lawyers previously telling the High Court that decisions were taken on a "case-by-case" basis.

Harry has previously said he faces a greater risk than his late mother, with "additional layers of racism and extremism".

He believes his family faces an "international threat" and has already highlighted that Al Qaeda had called for him to be killed.

In written submissions as part of Harry's appeal, parts of which were redacted for confidentiality reasons, Shaheed Fatima KC, for the duke, said Ravec ruled in 2020 that "there is no basis for publicly funded security support for the duke and duchess within Great Britain".

After the decision, Al Qaeda called for Harry "to be murdered", and his security team was informed that the terrorist group had published a document which said his "assassination would please the Muslim community", Ms Fatima said.

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