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burst into tears Liz Hurley She has accused Daily Mail publishers of stealing her medical records while she was pregnant with her son, and said she was “shocked” when she discovered they had allegedly tapped her phone.
The 60-year-old actress became emotional and visibly upset in the High Court witness box, accompanied by her son Damian. Prince Harry was also present to support.
She said in written evidence: “The Daily Mail’s unlawful actions against me included tapping my phone, recording my live phone conversations, installing secret microphones in my windows, stealing my medical information while I was pregnant with Damian and other horrific, shocking things.”
Ms Hurley continued: “On top of that, it was heartbreaking to discover that the Daily Mail had tapped my home landline and recorded my live phone conversations.
“In my two battles with other newspapers, I have never encountered this brutal invasion of privacy. I am devastated. This is the ultimate invasion of privacy.”
She is one of seven claimants taking legal action against Associated Newspapers Ltd, alleging unlawful information collection, including phone hacking and “leaking” of private records.
She said: “I feel so ashamed that my son will be able to read all of this one day and it makes me so sad that today all of this is being regurgitated again.
“I feel so helpless that everyone’s privacy has once again been so horrifically invaded.”
Ms Hurley also told the court she once believed the British press was the best in the world and to some extent still does.
“Just some rotten eggs,” she added.
She continued: “I have no animosity towards the British media. I have no animosity or animosity towards the AP at all, I just feel like something bad is happening to some bad people.”
Her evidence came out a day later prince harry He told the court: “They made my wife’s life miserable.”
Asked on Wednesday by his lawyer David Sherborne how he felt about the proceedings, the duke said: “It’s fundamentally wrong for us to go through this again when all we want is an apology and accountability.
“It was a horrific experience.”
In his 23-page witness statement, Harry said he had “no idea” he might have a claim against ANL when he launched legal proceedings against two other newspaper publishers.
He continued: “I’m sure it’s clear that if I had known about it I would have taken action, especially given the treatment of ANL of Meghan and her objections. “
The Duchess of Sussex sued ANL and won in 2021 after the Mail on Sunday published parts of a “private” letter to her father Thomas Markle.
Shortly after he started dating Meghan, Harry attacked the media for “abuse and harassment” of her.
Kensington Palace warned on his behalf: “This is not a game – this is her life.”
In a frosty exchange between Harry and lawyers representing the National Library of Australia, the duke told the High Court: “There were no leaks from my social circle and I want to make that absolutely clear.”
If he becomes suspicious of someone, “I have to cut ties with that person,” he said.
One of Harry’s complaints He held “secret discussions” after Italian media published photos of Diana, Princess of Wales, dying, which he described as “extremely cruel”.
In written evidence, Harry described an article published in the Daily Mail in July 2006 as “absolutely disgusting” and said he was having private discussions with his brother, now the Prince of Wales.
Other articles dealt with his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy – with whom Harry told the court he “really worried something bad was going to happen” when he was in a relationship with her.
He said in written evidence: “I have never doubted Chelsea because of a story like this but I am her friend. If I had seen this story at the time I would have been extremely upset and angry.
“I would question how the AP discovered this information. But at the same time, I feel like I have to accept that this is the reality of my life. “
Ms. Hurley and Mr. Duke Elton John and his husband David Furnish, actor Sadie Frost, activist Baroness Doreen Lawrence and politician Sir Simon Hughes are suing Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) over allegations it illegally gathered information.
ANL strongly denies wrongdoing and is defending the charges.
Mr Justice’s trial, which ends in March, will resume at 10.30am.