{"id":2239764,"date":"2026-01-18T15:42:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2239764"},"modified":"2026-01-18T15:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:42:43","slug":"prince-harry-arrives-in-uk-confident-and-ready-for-high-court-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-arrives-in-uk-confident-and-ready-for-high-court-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry arrives in UK \u2018confident and ready\u2019 for High Court trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They include suggestions that solicitors were involved in a \u201ccamouflage scheme\u201d to conceal when two of the claimants, Sir Simon Hughes and Sadie Frost, first knew they had a potential claim.<\/p>\n

The law prevents claims being brought more than six years after the claimant became aware of an allegation.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, key witness Gavin Burrows,\u00a0the private investigator<\/a>\u00a0whose disputed evidence was instrumental in persuading many of the claimants to sue, is expected to claim his signature was forged.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to documents lodged with the court by Associated, the evidence-gathering techniques used by Prince Harry\u2019s legal team included huge cash payments \u2013 some made weekly, some promised for life \u2013 alleged threats, and blackmail.<\/p>\n

Potential witnesses are said to have been tracked down and repeatedly harassed before being offered money to get on board.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dragon Slayer<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, the Duke will be hoping to emulate past successes, having declared himself a dragon slayer after the High Court found evidence of \u201cwidespread and habitual\u201d use of phone hacking at the Mirror Group Newspapers in December 2023.<\/p>\n

He also hailed a \u201cmonumental victory\u201d after accepting an eleventh-hour settlement from News Group Newspapers in January 2025.<\/p>\n

In his first witness statement, dated February 2023, the Duke said that if an influential newspaper company such as Associated Newspapers could successfully evade justice \u201cthe whole country is doomed\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also railed against what he claimed was the \u201cunchecked power, influence and criminality\u201d of the media group.<\/p>\n

Associated Newspapers is a subsidiary of Daily Mail and General Trust, Lord Rothermere\u2019s holding company, which has agreed to acquire The Telegraph for \u00a3500m. The proposed takeover is expected to face regulatory scrutiny over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

The Duke\u2019s personal crusade against the tabloid press has marked one of the defining themes of his life since splitting from the Royal family.<\/p>\n

Over the course of his various legal battles, he has disclosed many private emails between palace staff and has made digs at senior aides he did not see eye to eye with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.telegraph.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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