Terror suspect 'encouraged ISIS fanatics to attack Prince George in his primary school

• Man has appeared in court charged with preparing and assisting terrorism 
• He shared Prince George photo captioned 'royals won't be left alone', court told
• The 31-year-old, from Lancashire, is also accused of planning to join ISIS
• Comes after previous security alerts at young prince's school this year 

Terror suspect Husnain Rashid is accused of encouraging attacks on Prince George at his school, a court heard this morning

A terror suspect encouraged attacks on Prince George at his primary school and warned 'the royal family won't be left alone', a court has heard.

Husnain Rashid, 31, allegedly made the post about the four-year-old prince on messaging app Telegram, along with other posts which allegedly identifying terror targets in the UK.

Prosecutors at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday also alleged that he planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS as the militant group fights to retain a foothold in the country.

Rashid, who appeared in the dock wearing a grey tracksuit and glasses and spoke only to confirm his name and address, is charged with one count of preparing acts of terrorism and one count of assisting others to prepare acts of terrorism.

The court heard an image he allegedly shared included the address for Prince George's school and text which read: 'Even the royal family won't be left alone.' 

Rashid is also accused of calling for attacks on the Jewish community and British sports stadiums in a series of encrypted messages before 22 November. 

The British national, of Nelson, Lancashire, was arrested on Wednesday November 22 by officers from Lancashire Police and Counter Terrorism Policing.

Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot remanded balding Rashid, who had a large beard, in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on December 20.

The case was brought following separate concerns over the young prince's security.

Just four days before George started school, a woman filmed herself walking through the corridors unchallenged, calling the lack of security 'astonishing'.

Then in September, a woman was arrested at the school after trying to get into the property twice within 24 hours.

Both of the those incidents were completely unconnected to today's court case. 

The private school is working with the Met's SO14 Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Command in relation to all security issues. 

Neighbours of Rashid expressed shock following the arrests in Nelson, Lancashire last month.

The woman, who did not wish to be named, said: 'I am shocked that there has been an arrest here because it's so quiet.

'I have not seen or heard anything suspicious myself.' 

Assistant chief constable Tim Jacques of Lancashire Police said: 'I recognise that events like this can cause people to worry and impact on wider public confidence. 

'People may see extra police activity in the area over the next few days and I would ask them to co-operate with us as we carry out the work that we need to do. We appreciate your patience and understanding.'