/ 09 June 2023

Prince Harry’s days in court

Britain's Prince Harry attends the Adam Tower project introduction and global partnership between Booking.com, SkyScanner, CTrip, TripAdvisor and Visa in Amsterdam on September 3, 2019 an initiative led by the Duke of Sussex to change the travel industry to better protect tourist destinations and communities that depend on it. (Photo by Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT        (Photo credit should read KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Britain's Prince Harry attends the Adam Tower project introduction and global partnership between Booking.com, SkyScanner, CTrip, TripAdvisor and Visa in Amsterdam on September 3, 2019 an initiative led by the Duke of Sussex to change the travel industry to better protect tourist destinations and communities that depend on it. (Photo by Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo credit should read KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Duke of Sussex has wrapped up his record-breaking testimony before the UK High Court as one of 100 people suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). They have accused the company behind the Daily Mirror tabloid newspaper of phone hacking and other unlawful information-gathering methods, and his is one of 4 test cases to go before the court. Testifying over 2 days, Harry claimed 33 articles written about him between 1996 and 2010 could only have used illegally-obtained information and that he found a tracking device attached to his then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy’s car. He was unable to provide call data to back up his claims – something that previous successful hacking lawsuits have relied on. MGN previously admitted one instance of unlawful information gathering regarding the prince, but the company denies the latest claims. And Harry is also pursuing 3 other hacking claims against the British tabloids. His “life’s work” continues… 

Phone hacking, tracking devices, and a prince with an axe to grind against the British tabloids. You’d better believe we’ve got a #Squiz Shortcut for that…

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