{"id":2243783,"date":"2026-01-21T13:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2243783"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:32:17","slug":"prince-harry-daily-mail-trial-live-duke-felt-frustrated-as-ex-girlfriend-chelsy-davy-left-terrified-by-press-intrusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-daily-mail-trial-live-duke-felt-frustrated-as-ex-girlfriend-chelsy-davy-left-terrified-by-press-intrusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry-Daily Mail trial live: Duke felt \u2018frustrated\u2019 as ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy left terrified by press intrusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"sc-31azim-0 eBMXOi nextSwipeIgnore sentry-block\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU sc-1balrqd-0 kKfLVd liveBlogHero\"><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Prince Harry arrives at court for third day of trial against Daily Mail publisher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince-harry\">Prince Harry<\/a> has said his ex-girlfriend <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/chelsy-davy\">Chelsy Davy<\/a> was left \u201cshaken\u201d by the constant intrusion into their lives by the media, and that he was \u201creally worried something bad was going to happen\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>In his written evidence, the Duke of Sussex said: \u201cThis sort of intrusion was terrifying for Chelsy: it made her feel like she was being hunted and the press had caught her and it was terrifying for me too because there was nothing I could do to stop it and now she was in my world.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This included journalists at Associated Newspapers Limited knowing their holiday plans, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-chelsy-davy-daily-mail-trial-b2904420.html\" title=\"Prince Harry and ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy\u2019s sleeping arrangements \u2018obtained unlawfully by Daily Mail publisher\u2019\">intimate details about their sleeping arrangements <\/a>and conversations within their relationship. <\/p>\n<p>He told the court he would not have been able to complain about some of the articles at the centre of his claim against the publisher of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/daily-mail\">Daily Mail<\/a> at the time \u201cbecause of the institution I was in\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Stepping into the witness box, the Duke of Sussex said he always had an \u201cuneasy relationship\u201d with the press following the death of his mother in 1997. <\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex, Sir <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/elton-john\">Elton John<\/a>, his husband <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/david-furnish\">David Furnish<\/a>, campaigner Baroness <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/doreen-lawrence\">Doreen Lawrence<\/a>, politician Sir Simon Hughes, and actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley are all bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of unlawful information gathering.<\/p>\n<p>ANL has denied the accusations, with the trial set to continue over nine weeks. <\/p>\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"LiveBlog\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<div class=\"sc-q414ag-0 iionWt\">\n<div id=\"post-2322836\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322836\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 13:20:10 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">&#8216;It feels creepy like you&#8217;re constantly being watched,&#8217; Duke says <\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Discussing a Mail On Sunday article from October 2011, Harry said in his written evidence that the information in the story would have only been known by himself, Ms Davy and their close friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He continued: \u201cIt feels creepy, like you\u2019re constantly being watched, and you can\u2019t trust anyone around you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cIt feels like every aspect of your life behind closed doors is being displayed to the world for amusement, entertainment and money.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 13:20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322835\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322835\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 13:09:47 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">Court breaks for lunch <\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>The hearing has finished for lunch break and will resume at 2pm. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 13:09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322834\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322834\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 13:08:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">Prince Harry claims he was under &#8217;24-hour surveillance&#8217; <\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>The Duke of Sussex has said he \u201cfundamentally\u201d rejects the suggestion that \u201cany co-existing with anybody means I have no private life\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Harry also claimed that Paul Dacre, the former editor of the Daily Mail, \u201chas been very good\u201d at claiming that articles were in the public interest, and said Mr Dacre had \u201cturned it into a business model\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Mr Justice Nicklin then said that witnesses \u201cfeel a particular pressure to make their point and to argue the point\u201d, but continued: \u201cYou don\u2019t have to do that, you just need to answer the questions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Harry responded that Associated Newspapers Limited \u201chave done a very good job of stripping out all the colour from the situations the claimants have been in\u201d, that he had been under \u201c24-hour surveillance\u201d and that \u201cpeople write about you claiming it is in the public interest when it clearly isn\u2019t\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Mr Justice Nicklin said: \u201cThe careful balance between the public interest and the interference with privacy rights is one I have spent a career dealing with.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Harry responded: \u201cI just want you to have an idea of what it is like living in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 13:08<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322832\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322832\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 13:06:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">&#8216;Beyond cruel&#8217; to publish conversation between brothers of Diana dying, Harry claims<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>The Duke of Sussex has claimed it was \u201cbeyond cruel\u201d to publish an article about \u201cconfidential discussions\u201d he had after a photo of a dying Diana, Princess of Wales was published in the Italian press.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>In his written evidence, Harry described an article published in the Daily Mail in July 2006 as \u201creally disgusting\u201d, saying he was having private discussions with his brother, the now-Prince of Wales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Harry said in his witness statement: \u201cIf Associated was willing to publish this type of material, then it really makes me wonder how far they are prepared to go and what else they learnt but never published because they would get caught.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cThe amount of information and detail in this article would not have come from Clarence House; they were plainly listening in to calls as well as spending large sums on private investigators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cTo do that is simply shameful but to publish it I feel is beyond cruel and an abuse of journalistic privilege which I find extremely upsetting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-0 gSzTpV sc-1xg2xhv-0 koHGJn image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-1 cOxMag\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/01\/21\/07\/0d5dc03dd9434ff8930ee01c6b662c0a.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/01\/21\/07\/0d5dc03dd9434ff8930ee01c6b662c0a.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/01\/21\/07\/0d5dc03dd9434ff8930ee01c6b662c0a.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Prince Harry and his brother Prince William in 2005\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-2 gtVitN cLVeFH\">Prince Harry and his brother Prince William in 2005<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->AP<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 13:06<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322828\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322828\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 12:59:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">&#8216;A lot more&#8217; would be published if friends had betrayed his confidence, Harry argues<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>There \u201cwould be a lot more out there\u201d if three people who the Duke of Sussex described as some of his \u201cclosest friends\u201d had decided to speak to the press, the High Court has heard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Antony White KC, for Associated Newspapers Limited, suggested to Harry that comments from the duke of him talking about being in love with Chelsy Davy while at a campfire in Botswana could only have become known to Mail journalists if someone had told them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Harry said the information was more likely picked up when he \u201ctalked about it on a voicemail\u201d or other communication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He added: \u201cThe quote is being attributed to three strangers. You are now trying to suggest that these three strangers are some of my closest friends. That does not add up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He continued: \u201cThese three people have never shared anything with anybody. If they had, there would be a lot more out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 12:59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322827\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322827\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 12:50:36 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">Ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy found press intrusion &#8216;terrifying&#8217;, Harry says <\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>The Duke of Sussex has said in his written evidence that he was \u201creally worried something bad was going to happen\u201d when he was in a relationship with Chelsy Davy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Describing a surprise visit to Argentina by Ms Davy, Harry said in his written evidence that he \u201csuspected someone had been paid to reveal our plans\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He continued: \u201cI was never suspicious of Chelsy in relation to stories like this but I was of her friends. If I saw this story at the time, I would have been very frustrated and angry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cI would have questioned how Associated found out this information. But, at the same time, I would have felt like I had to accept this as the reality of my life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cThis sort of intrusion was terrifying for Chelsy: it made her feel like she was being hunted and the press had caught her and it was terrifying for me too because therewas nothing I could do to stop it and now she was in my world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cShe was \u2018shaken\u2019 and I was really paranoid about trying to protect our privacy, as the article says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cTheir behaviour and treatment of Chelsy was not normal. I was really worried something bad was going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-0 gSzTpV sc-1xg2xhv-0 koHGJn image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-1 cOxMag\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/19\/13\/611c26fe62e54e28ccdd48b45feb7f7eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4OTAxNTA5-2.8006844.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/19\/13\/611c26fe62e54e28ccdd48b45feb7f7eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4OTAxNTA5-2.8006844.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/19\/13\/611c26fe62e54e28ccdd48b45feb7f7eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4OTAxNTA5-2.8006844.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Harry with Chelsy Davy at Twickenham Stadium in 2009 (David Davies\/PA)\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-2 gtVitN cLVeFH\">Harry with Chelsy Davy at Twickenham Stadium in 2009 (David Davies\/PA)<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Archive<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 12:50<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322825\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322825\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 12:45:34 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">Prince Harry says those dating him would experience &#8216;full blown harassment&#8217; <\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Harry said he \u201calways expected\u201d to be followed when travelling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He said in his written evidence: \u201cIf someone was dating me, they might assume that they would be photographed coming out of a restaurant or a concert but you would never expect to experience full blown harassment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cWhenever I got on a plane, or in a car, I always expected I was being followed. I was under 24-hour surveillance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cBecause of my position as a member of the Royal Family, both my security team and I always had security concerns even before I had arrived at a location because of how often the press knew about our every movement, sometimes hiding at a location before we even got there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cThe security risk was particularly great when we were abroad and could not always rely on police assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cHowever, despite feeling like I was under constant surveillance I knew nothing of Associated\u2019s unlawful acts that were directed at me and those around me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cClearly much of what was happening to me and others around me was due to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-0 gSzTpV sc-1xg2xhv-0 koHGJn image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-k1h3ct-1 cOxMag\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/20\/15\/541dd5fc0fd31a10fe4c23947be06bceY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4OTkxMjA1-2.4801049.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/20\/15\/541dd5fc0fd31a10fe4c23947be06bceY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4OTkxMjA1-2.4801049.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/01\/20\/15\/541dd5fc0fd31a10fe4c23947be06bceY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4OTkxMjA1-2.4801049.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Harry with Chelsy Davy at Wembley Stadium at the concert in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales in 2007 (Stephen Hird\/PA)\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-2 gtVitN cLVeFH\">Harry with Chelsy Davy at Wembley Stadium at the concert in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales in 2007 (Stephen Hird\/PA)<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Archive<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 12:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322824\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322824\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 12:43:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">&#8216;My social circles were not leaky,&#8217; Harry says <\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Prince Harry has denied his social circles were \u201cleaky\u201d when questioned by ANL\u2019s lawyer. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He said: \u201cMy social circles were not leaky, I want to make that absolutely clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>He added that if he became suspicious of someone, \u201cI would have to cut contact with this person\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 12:43<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322823\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322823\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 12:40:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">Mail would have used UIG to beat competitors &#8216;to the punch&#8217;, Harry claims<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>The Duke of Sussex has said he \u201ccan\u2019t believe for a second\u201d that if journalists for Associated Newspapers Limited saw rival reporters using unlawful information gathering (UIG) then they would do the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Speaking about a wedding in Jamaica where he said two journalists from The Sun had checked into a hotel two days before he arrived, he said: \u201cI would certainly assume that the knowledge of us going to this wedding was found through UIG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe for a second that if your competitor is using UIG then you would not too, to beat them to the punch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 12:40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-2322822\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-0 dkkdKn liveblog-post\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#post-2322822\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-1 eSNdzi\"><span title=\"Wed Jan 21 2026 12:38:20 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1wyow5i-2 kcFplD\">\n<h2 class=\"sc-1wyow5i-7 gIGXZX\">Harry denies using Facebook profile named &#8216;Mr Mischief&#8217; to contact a journalist<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Antony White KC, for Associated Newspapers Limited, claimed while cross-examining the Duke of Sussex that Harry used a Facebook profile named \u201cMr Mischief\u201d to contact a Mail On Sunday journalist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Mr White was asking Harry whether he had met Charlotte Griffiths, who the barrister claimed moved in the duke\u2019s \u201csocial circles\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Harry said he had \u201cno idea that she was a journalist\u201d when they met over a weekend in 2011, but Mr White said that Ms Griffiths claimed they met in Ibiza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>The duke said: \u201cI don\u2019t think that can be right. I don\u2019t believe I have ever been to Ibiza other than with my now wife (the Duchess of Sussex).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Mr White then claimed that Harry used the Facebook profile named \u201cMr Mischief\u201d to communicate with Ms Griffiths, suggesting that the duke \u201cexchanged friendly messages\u201d and his mobile number with her on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1xg2xhv-1 jZVvmE\">\n<p>Harry said he had \u201cnever used the name Mr Mischief\u201d, and that he had \u201cno idea\u201d if he had exchanged messages with Ms Griffiths on Facebook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div pinned=\"false\" class=\"sc-1wyow5i-3 enJyGh\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-5 hhtaZY\">Holly Evans<\/span><span class=\"sc-1wyow5i-6 ibkory\">21 January 2026 12:38<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry arrives at court for third day of trial against Daily Mail publisher Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Prince Harry has said his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy was left \u201cshaken\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2243784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2243783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Prince-Harry-Daily-Mail-trial-live-Duke-felt-\u2018frustrated-as-ex-girlfriend.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2243783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2243785,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243783\/revisions\/2243785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2243784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2243783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2243783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2243783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}