Prince Harry has arrived at a London court as his high-profile case against a British publisher gets underway.
It’s understood the Duke of Sussex jetted from California to the UK over the weekend ahead of the nine-week trial, which is taking place in the high court.
He has joined forces with a number of well-known British figures, including Sir Elton John, Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, to take on Associated Newspapers (ANL) – publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday – over allegations of phone hacking.
A spokesperson for Harry told news.com.au that he was feeling “confident and ready” ahead of the upcoming legal battle.
Harry and his fellow claimants have accused the publications of systematically engaging in “unlawful information gathering”, including tapping phones and intercepting voicemails, between 1993 and 2011.
Associated Newspapers has denied any wrongdoing, describing the claims as “preposterous” and an “affront to the hardworking journalists whose reputations and integrity … are wrongly traduced”.
Harry is due to give evidence on Thursday, UK time.
The legal battle marks the last in a series of lawsuits he has brought against several UK newspapers. In 2024, he settled with News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun, and in 2023, he won his case against Mirror Group Newspapers.
Harry and his wife Meghan have sued the Mail’s publications four times, including when the Duchess of Sussex took action over a private letter to her father which was shared in the paper.
Out of a total 10 cases filed between 2019 and 2022 by Harry and Meghan, this week’s legal battle marks the final one.
Meanwhile, despite the fact there certainly appears to have been a thawing in the frosty relationship between Harry and his father recently, culminating in a face-to-face meeting at Clarence House in September, the pair are not expected to meet during the prince’s visit to his home country.
King Charles – along with Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales – are all taking part in engagements in Scotland this week, with the Prince of Wales then scheduled for a Bristol appearance on the day his brother gives evidence.
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