Ruling expected in Prince Harry’s court battle with Daily Mail publisher
Prince Harry will find out the result of a court case he and others brought against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publishers of the Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper, at about 2pm BST (9am EDT).
The long-running case centres on claims of unlawful information-gathering.
As my colleague notes in this story, these include allegations of voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception – also known as “blagging” – carried out by private investigators, freelance journalists and ANL staff.
Prince Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, claims 14 articles published by ANL were based on unlawful information gathering.
Lawyers acting on his behalf said the stories were written between 2001 and 2013 – and “focus primarily and in a highly intrusive and damaging way, on the relationships which he formed, or rather tried to form, during those years prior to meeting his now wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex”.
ANL has strongly denied wrongdoing and is defending the claim, along with cases brought by others including Elton John, his husband David Furnish and campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, whose 18-year-old son Stephen was killed in a racist attack in south London in 1993.
Prince Harry, who lives with his family in the US, arrived in London alone on Monday to begin a week of engagements that happen to coincide with the High Court ruling.
Harry’s wife Meghan, son, Archie, 7, and daughter, Lilibet, 5, did not travel with him because of security concerns. Stay with us as we bring you all the latest developments throughout the day.
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He is also going to Birmingham as he takes on a series of charity engagements including promoting the Invictus Games.
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The buildup to the trip has been overshadowed by a dispute with the government over security, and a spokesperson for the duke saying on Sunday that the Duchess of Sussex and the couple’s children would not join him in the capital, but could do later when he visited the West Midlands.
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PA Media said it was understood the duke and his family had initially been offered accommodation at the palace, but he had turned it down on Saturday.
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It is understood that the view from the palace side is that he made a U-turn later that day, and asked if he could stay there alone for the single night. Harry’s team have said a protracted set of security arrangements needed to be handled – accounting for the delay in accepting.
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By then, though, palace officials are said to have believed it was too late to sort out staffing. While the palace claimed every effort had been made to facilitate the duke’s stay, their position was that common courtesy required a minimum level of notice to be given to the staff who make a stay at a royal residence work. Such accommodation would nevertheless be made available to the duke and his family in future, it was said.
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But if that all looked like a bit of an unedifying mess, what really upset Harry’s team was the suggestion the invitation had been withdrawn over fears the king would be put in an awkward position when a high court judge rules in a case involving his youngest son on Tuesday.
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Prince Harry will find out the result of a court case he and others brought against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publishers of the Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper, at about 2pm BST (9am EDT).
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The long-running case centres on claims of unlawful information-gathering.
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As my colleague notes in this story, these include allegations of voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception – also known as “blagging” – carried out by private investigators, freelance journalists and ANL staff.
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Prince Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, claims 14 articles published by ANL were based on unlawful information gathering.
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Lawyers acting on his behalf said the stories were written between 2001 and 2013 – and “focus primarily and in a highly intrusive and damaging way, on the relationships which he formed, or rather tried to form, during those years prior to meeting his now wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex”.
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ANL has strongly denied wrongdoing and is defending the claim, along with cases brought by others including Elton John, his husband David Furnish and campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, whose 18-year-old son Stephen was killed in a racist attack in south London in 1993.
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Prince Harry, who lives with his family in the US, arrived in London alone on Monday to begin a week of engagements that happen to coincide with the High Court ruling.
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Harry’s wife Meghan, son, Archie, 7, and daughter, Lilibet, 5, did not travel with him because of security concerns. Stay with us as we bring you all the latest developments throughout the day.
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Key events
It is not yet known when or whether Prince Harry will see his father, King Charles, during his trip as the King has engagements and audiences every day this week.
Harry had reportedly been hoping to reunite his children with their grandfather, 77, who is still undergoing treatment for cancer, for the first time in four years.
Harry met his father last September at Clarence House, the King’s London home, in their first face-to-face meeting since February 2024. It was seen as a first step in improving relations between them.
The duke, who stepped down from the working monarchy six years ago, has levelled a series of accusations at the King, his stepmother the Queen, brother the Prince of Wales and sister-in-law the Princess of Wales in his Oprah interview, Netflix documentary, interviews and his autobiography Spare since moving to California.
Harry broke ties with his family citing the “toxicity” of royal life and alleged racism towards his wife. He has expressed a wish to reconcile with his father but Harry’s relationship with his older brother is still reportedly strained.
Buckingham Palace says Harry can no longer stay at royal residence on UK visit
Kevin Rawlinson
The Duke of Sussex, who arrived in the UK on Monday, had been hoping to stay at his father’s official residence for one night this week while he visits London.
He is also going to Birmingham as he takes on a series of charity engagements including promoting the Invictus Games.
The buildup to the trip has been overshadowed by a dispute with the government over security, and a spokesperson for the duke saying on Sunday that the Duchess of Sussex and the couple’s children would not join him in the capital, but could do later when he visited the West Midlands.
PA Media said it was understood the duke and his family had initially been offered accommodation at the palace, but he had turned it down on Saturday.
It is understood that the view from the palace side is that he made a U-turn later that day, and asked if he could stay there alone for the single night. Harry’s team have said a protracted set of security arrangements needed to be handled – accounting for the delay in accepting.
By then, though, palace officials are said to have believed it was too late to sort out staffing. While the palace claimed every effort had been made to facilitate the duke’s stay, their position was that common courtesy required a minimum level of notice to be given to the staff who make a stay at a royal residence work. Such accommodation would nevertheless be made available to the duke and his family in future, it was said.
But if that all looked like a bit of an unedifying mess, what really upset Harry’s team was the suggestion the invitation had been withdrawn over fears the king would be put in an awkward position when a high court judge rules in a case involving his youngest son on Tuesday.
Ruling expected in Prince Harry’s court battle with Daily Mail publisher
Prince Harry will find out the result of a court case he and others brought against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publishers of the Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper, at about 2pm BST (9am EDT).
The long-running case centres on claims of unlawful information-gathering.
As my colleague notes in this story, these include allegations of voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception – also known as “blagging” – carried out by private investigators, freelance journalists and ANL staff.
Prince Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, claims 14 articles published by ANL were based on unlawful information gathering.
Lawyers acting on his behalf said the stories were written between 2001 and 2013 – and “focus primarily and in a highly intrusive and damaging way, on the relationships which he formed, or rather tried to form, during those years prior to meeting his now wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex”.
ANL has strongly denied wrongdoing and is defending the claim, along with cases brought by others including Elton John, his husband David Furnish and campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, whose 18-year-old son Stephen was killed in a racist attack in south London in 1993.
Prince Harry, who lives with his family in the US, arrived in London alone on Monday to begin a week of engagements that happen to coincide with the High Court ruling.
Harry’s wife Meghan, son, Archie, 7, and daughter, Lilibet, 5, did not travel with him because of security concerns. Stay with us as we bring you all the latest developments throughout the day.
