Prince Harry says that he and his father, King Charles III, are not on speaking terms because of a years-long rift over Harry’s lack of heightened security in the United Kingdom. In a new interview with the BBC on Friday,

Harry sued the British Government on Friday to reinstate his police protection team, but he lost at the Court of Appeal in London.

Prince Harry details his thoughts in an interview after the court tossed his appeal to reinstate his security in the United Kingdom.

Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III, said Friday he is devastated" over the loss of a yearslong court battle for security protection in the United Kingdom, and still hopes for "reconciliation" with his family.

The decision is in for Prince Harry's high-stakes fight for a restoration of state-funded security in the U.K., and a judge dismissed the appeal.