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prince harry He has reportedly arrived in the UK to prepare to take on the publisher of the Daily Mail ahead of a high-stakes contest Legal battle with British media giant.
Prince’s Action against newspaper publishers, United Newspapers, The nine-week trial will culminate in London’s High Court on Monday.
Duke of Sussex Seven prominent figures joined him in the effort, These include Elton John, his husband David Furnish, actors Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, as well as Stephen Lawrence’s mother Baroness Doreen Lawrence, and former Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes.
Plaintiff alleges daily mail Private investigators are hired to place listening devices in cars and homes, tap phones, pay police for information, and even commission burglaries.
Related newspapersThe company owned by the Rothermere family has strongly denied any wrongdoing and dismissed the accusations as “ridiculous slander” and part of a wider conspiracy.
The stakes are high for all parties involved in the trial, with reputations at stake and legal bills expected to run into tens of millions of pounds.
Prince Harry reportedly arrived in London on Sunday and will give evidence on Thursday. A source close to Harry told The Daily Telegraph he felt “confident and ready” for his court battle with the AP.
The source added: “I would describe his current state of mind as confident and ready.”
The 41-year-old youngest son of King Charles has long expressed his deep dissatisfaction with the king. British media often employ aggressive tacticsa stance often associated with the tragic death of his mother, Princess dianaIn 1997, he was involved in a car accident while being chased by paparazzi.
Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan have previously said media harassment was one of the main factors in their decision to step down from royal duties and move to California in 2020.
The case against United Newspapers is likely to be Prince Harry’s most significant legal challenge yet, following successful actions against Mirror Group newspapers and Rupert Murdoch’s News Group News (NGN) that resulted in damages, apologies and admissions of wrongdoing.
In 2023, the prince won a High Court case against the Mirror, in which the judge found that the newspaper used phone hacking “widely and habitually”.
Prince Harry’s claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail covers 14 articles it said were illegally obtained, including stories about his relationships with ex-girlfriends Chelsy Davy, Cressida Bonas and Laura Gerard-Leigh, as well as an article detailing details of a party planned by two brothers after a tribute concert for Princess Diana.
The trial comes more than two decades after the court closed. world news, A phone-hacking scandal led to a former editor being jailed and facing a public inquiry.