The Duke of Sussex was interviewed by BBC News last Friday following a Court of Appeal setback concerning his UK security, following which, the BBC now admits the interview fell short of its expected journalism standards.

The leading broadcaster acknowledged a breach of its “usual high editorial standards” in its coverage. Putting a statement on the Corrections and Clarifications website, the BBC said: “We failed to properly challenge this and other allegations. This case is ultimately the responsibility of the Home Office and we should have reflected their statement.”

The BBC also said the programme “should have given the view of Buckingham Palace”, and “this was a lapse in our usual high editorial standards”.

The King’s youngest son, 40, sought to challenge the original decision by High Court judge Sir Peter Lane in February last year, which determined that the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) was right to remove his high-level police protection while he’s in the UK.

But in a ruling on Friday, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Lord Justice Bean and Lord Justice Edis dismissed Harry’s appeal. In response to Prince Harry’s claims to the BBC following the dismissal, Buckingham Palace put out a blunt statement: “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.”