5 years, 5 months ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce legal action against Mail on Sunday over private letter, in statement referencing Diana

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 SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a lengthy and highly personal statement published on the royal couple’s official website, Prince Harry said they had been driven to take legal action after the “painful” impact of “relentless propaganda” against his wife from the British tabloid press. “I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces.” Law firm Schillings, representing the duchess, said she had filed a High Court claim against the paper and its parent company Associated Newspapers over the alleged misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018. The Schillings spokeswoman added: “Given the refusal of Associated Newspapers to resolve this issue satisfactorily, we have issued proceedings to redress this breach of privacy, infringement of copyright and the aforementioned media agenda.” In his statement, Harry said he and Meghan believed in “media freedom and objective, truthful reporting” as a “cornerstone of democracy”. One day’s coverage is no longer tomorrow’s chip-paper.” Harry said the couple, who are currently on a royal tour of South Africa, had been unable to correct “continual misrepresentations” in the press.

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry among claimants told to limit legal costs against Daily Mail publishers to £4m

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Prince Harry claims court victories. But is he winning the larger war with the British media?

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry claims court victories. But is he winning the larger war with the British media?

Associated Press

LONDON — The mission of Prince Harry to tame the British media has produced results in court. Harry received an unprecedented apology from Rupert Murdoch’s flagship U.K. tabloid on Wednesday, and previously won in a court judgment that condemned the publishers of the Daily Mirror for “widespread and habitual” phone hacking. “Despite the overwhelming victories Prince Harry has achieved to …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Princess Diana’s brother says she would have been ‘rightly proud’ of Harry after apology from The Sun

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Prince Harry reaches legal settlement with The Sun publisher as Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids offer rare apology

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry reaches legal settlement with The Sun publisher as Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids offer rare apology

The Hindu

Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made a rare apology to Prince Harry in settling his privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay him a substantial sum, his lawyer announced Wednesday. News Group Newspapers offered a “full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for the serious intrusion by The Sun between 1996 and 2011 into his private life, including incidents of …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry wins apology from Rupert Murdoch's UK papers

Hindustan Times

LONDON, - Prince Harry settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful information gathering, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Prince Harry wins apology from Rupert Murdoch's UK papers Harry's lawyer said a deal had been struck after NGN agreed to pay significant damages and admitted Harry, younger son of Britain's King Charles, had been the victim …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Murdoch’s UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry and admit intruding on the late Princess Diana

Associated Press

LONDON — Prince Harry claimed a “monumental” victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life for years, and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit. News Group acknowledged “phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators” aimed at Harry. Share Share Copy Link …

2 months ago

Prince Harry gets apology from Rupert Murdoch's UK papers for "serious intrusion" on his life

Salon

Prince Harry snagged a historic win in his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids, receiving an unprecedented apology from the company for the intrusion and breach of privacy of the royal's life. In court on Wednesday, News Group Newspapers issued a “full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for the serious intrusion by The Sun between 1996 and …

2 months ago

Prince Harry reaches settlement with Murdoch’s UK tabloids. They apologize, admit to intruding on Princess Diana

LA Times

Prince Harry claimed he achieved the accountability he sought for himself and hundreds of others, including ordinary people, who were snooped on by Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy …

2 months ago

Prince Harry claims ‘monumental victory’ after reaching settlement with The Sun publisher

CNN

London CNN — Prince Harry has called for police to launch a fresh investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group after securing a “monumental victory” by settling his case over allegations of unlawful information gathering. The Duke of Sussex’s yearslong legal battle took an unexpected turn Wednesday, just as the trial was due to get underway, with the 40-year-old royal …

2 months ago

Prince Harry settles legal claim against Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspapers

Al Jazeera

Prince Harry has claimed a “monumental” victory over Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group, after it made an unprecedented apology for intruding into his private life for more than a decade. “In a monumental victory today, News UK have admitted that The Sun, the flagship title for Rupert Murdoch’s UK media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices,” Harry and his …

2 months ago

Prince Harry's case against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids goes to trial

NPR

Prince Harry's case against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids goes to trial toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP/AP LONDON — Opening arguments are set to start Tuesday in a trial over complaints filed by Prince Harry and a senior British lawmaker against Rupert Murdoch's London tabloid newspapers. News UK, the Murdoch British newspaper division that includes his tabloids, has paid in excess of …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Prince Harry to return to UK next month after Sussexes receive good news

Hindustan Times

Prince Harry is reportedly planning to return to the UK next month for his ongoing legal battle against the publishers of The Sun. Immigration experts suggest Prince Harry may obtain a waiver, while a judge previously dismissed the case, deeming Heritage's claims unfounded. Prince Harry set to return to UK in February Despite uncertainty surrounding reconciliation with the Royal Family, …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against Daily Mail to go to trial in 2026

Hindustan Times

By Sam Tobin Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against Daily Mail to go to trial in 2026 LONDON, - Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures' privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper's publisher will go to trial in early 2026, London's High Court heard on Tuesday, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed 38 million pounds. Harry, the younger …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry won’t bring wife Meghan Markle back to UK; Duke of Sussex explains why

Live Mint

Prince Harry has revealed that the coverage of his life by British tabloids, including using illegally obtained private information, has raised safety concerns for his family, including his wife, Duchess Meghan. According to a report by USA Today, in a one-hour ITV News documentary titled “Tabloids on Trial,” which aired Thursday, the Duke of Sussex spoke publicly for the first …

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry opens up about tabloid fight, says it contributed to royal family rift

LA Times

Prince Harry says that his decision to take the tabloid press to court was a “central piece” in his rift with the royal family. “Yeah, that’s certainly a central piece to it,” the 39-year-old Duke of Sussex said in the ITV1 documentary “Tabloids on Trial.” His sit-down, which airs Thursday in the U.K., is Harry’s first in-depth interview since he …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Prince Harry Accused Of Destroying Evidence, Says Tabloid Lawyer

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LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — An attorney for the publisher of The Sun tabloid Thursday accused Prince Harry of engaging in “shocking” and “extraordinary” obfuscation by destroying evidence it was seeking in his lawsuit claiming that the newspaper violated his privacy by unlawfully snooping on him. Attorney Anthony Hudson said at High Court that the Duke of Sussex had deliberately …

1 year ago

Prince Harry's big charge against Murdoch and his UK tabloid, ‘they intercepted Diana and King Charles’ calls'

Hindustan Times

Prince Harry has escalated his legal battle against media mogul Rupert Murdoch's empire, alleging that The Sun tabloid unlawfully intercepted phone calls involving his late mother, Princess Diana, and his father, King Charles III, as he expands his privacy invasion lawsuit against News Group Newspapers. Prince Harry claims, Diana's conversations were being monitored In a dramatic courtroom showdown, Harry's attorney, …

1 year ago

Prince Harry says tabloids intercepted phone calls of mother, the late Princess Diana, and father

Associated Press

LONDON — Prince Harry alleged Thursday that the publisher of The Sun tabloid unlawfully intercepted phone calls of his late mother, Princess Diana, and father, now King Charles III, as he sought to expand his privacy invasion lawsuit against News Group Newspapers. The new claims in Harry’s case follow allegations his lawyer raised Wednesday in the High Court that implicated …

1 year, 1 month ago

Prince Harry settles a case against U.K. tabloid publisher that hacked his phone

The Hindu

A British newspaper publisher has agreed to pay Prince Harry a “substantial” sum in costs and damages for invading his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping, Prince Harry’s lawyer said on February 9. Attorney David Sherborne said Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay Prince Harry legal costs and damages and would make an interim payment of 400,000 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Prince Harry drops libel case against Daily Mail after damaging pretrial ruling

Associated Press

LONDON — Prince Harry dropped his libel lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid following a punishing ruling in which a judge suggested he might lose at trial. No reason was given, but it came the day he was due to hand over documents in the case and after a punishing ruling last month in which a …

1 year, 2 months ago

Prince Harry drops libel case against Daily Mail after damaging pretrial ruling

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prince Harry on Friday dropped …

1 year, 2 months ago

Prince Harry withdraws libel claim against UK publisher: What this means

Hindustan Times

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, withdrew his libel claim against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Mail, a spokesperson for the company said. The story claimed that Prince Harry “tried to keep details of his legal battle to reinstate his police protection secret from the public” and was published under the headline: "Exclusive: How Prince Harry tried to keep his …

1 year, 3 months ago

Prince Harry ordered to pay $95,000 to British newspaper The Daily Mail after court ruling

ABC

A judge in London has ordered Prince Harry to pay nearly £50,000 in legal fees to the publisher of The Daily Mail tabloid for his failed court challenge in a libel lawsuit. Key points: Prince Harry is suing over an article that said he tried to hide his efforts to retain publicly funded protection in the UK A High Court …

1 year, 3 months ago

Prince Harry ordered to pay Daily Mail publisher legal fees for failed court challenge

Associated Press

LONDON — A judge ordered Prince Harry on Monday to pay nearly 50,000 pounds in legal fees to the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid for his failed court challenge in a libel lawsuit. Justice Matthew Nicklin ruled Friday in the High Court in London that the publisher has a “real prospect” of showing that statements issued on Harry’s behalf …

1 year, 3 months ago

Huge upset for Prince Harry: Duke of Sussex ordered to pay Mail nearly £50,000

Hindustan Times

Prince Harry has been ordered to pay the Mail more than £48,000 after he lost his attempt to strike out part of the paper's defence in a libel case. Associated Newspapers argued that the article expressed an "honest opinion" and did not cause "serious harm" to Prince Harry's reputation. The judge ruled the publisher had a "real prospect" of arguing …

1 year, 3 months ago

Judge rules against Prince Harry in early stage of libel case against Daily Mail publisher

Associated Press

LONDON — Prince Harry lost a preliminary round Friday in his libel case against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid over an article that said he tried to hide his efforts to retain publicly funded protection in the U.K. after walking away from his role as a working member of the royal family. The publisher, which is the defendant …

1 year, 3 months ago

Judge rules against Prince Harry in early stage of libel case against Daily Mail publisher

The Independent

1 year, 3 months ago

Prince Harry libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher must go to trial, judge rules

ABC

Prince Harry's libel case against the Mail on Sunday newspaper over an article about his security arrangements must go to trial, a judge at London's High Court ruled on Friday, rejecting the royal's attempts to have the publisher's defence thrown out. Key points: Prince Harry launched a libel case against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday over an article …

1 year, 4 months ago

Prince Harry wins right to continue legal fight against Daily Mail publisher

The Independent

1 year, 4 months ago

Harry, Elton John and Doreen Lawrence ‘delighted’ after early High Court win

The Independent

1 year, 4 months ago

Big Win for Prince Harry as Court Rejects Two UK Newspapers’ Plea to Have Case Thrown Out

News 18

The publishers of two UK newspapers on Friday lost a bid to have a case for unlawful information gathering brought against them by Prince Harry and others thrown out of court, opening the way for a possible trial. The ruling is the latest chapter in Harry’s turbulent relationship with the press, whom he holds responsible for the death of his …

1 year, 4 months ago

British judge says Prince Harry's lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher can go to trial

The Hindu

A British judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John and five other celebrities accusing a newspaper publisher of unlawful information-gathering should go to a full trial. The claimants, who include John's husband David Furnish and actors Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, accuse the publisher of the Daily Mail of paying private investigators to illegally bug homes …

1 year, 4 months ago

British judge says Prince Harry’s lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher can go to trial

Associated Press

LONDON — A lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John and five other public figures accusing a newspaper publisher of using private detectives and listening devices to illegally snoop on them should go to a full trial, a British judge ruled Friday. Judge Matthew Nicklin rejected a bid by the publisher of the Daily Mail to dismiss the case without trial, …

1 year, 4 months ago

British judge says Prince Harry's lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher can go to trial

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Prince Harry blocked from using leaked documents in case against Daily Mail publisher

The Telegraph

Seven high-profile figures have joined forces to accuse Associated Newspapers of alleged unlawful information gathering. He said Associated had “not been able to deliver a ‘knockout blow’ to the claims of any of these claimants” and rejected the publisher’s argument that the claim was time-barred. ‘Significant victory for justice’ However, the barrister told the court in March 2023 that the …

1 year, 4 months ago

Prince Harry’s lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher can go to trial, British judge says

LA Times

A British judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John and five other celebrities accusing a newspaper publisher of unlawful information-gathering should go to a full trial. The plaintiffs, who include John’s husband, David Furnish, and actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, accuse the publisher of the Daily Mail of paying private investigators to illegally bug homes …

1 year, 7 months ago

Prince William and King Charles ‘massively irritated’ by Prince Harry as…

Hindustan Times

Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their royal roles in 2020 and moved to the United States, the Duke of Sussex has criticised British tabloids for their partial reporting. Prince Harry is also currently involved in two separate court cases against the publishers of the Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers, and one against the publishers of the Daily …

1 year, 8 months ago

Prince Harry should get just 500 pounds: Why London court was told this

Hindustan Times

Prince Harry should receive a maximum of just 500 pounds in damages for one admitted instance of unlawful information gathering, lawyers representing a British tabloid newspaper group told London's High Court. The Duke of Sussex is one of more than 100 people suing Mirror Group Newspapers over allegations of phone-hacking and unlawful information gathering. At the start of the trial, …

1 year, 9 months ago

Did Prince Harry lie in court during phone hacking trial? It's possible as….

Hindustan Times

Prince Harry was told that his court witness statement contradicts his book in relation to a disagreement between him and his brother Prince William over Princess Diana's former butler. Paul Burrell- Diana's once trusted confidant made the claim as Prince Harry sued United Kingdom-based tabloid publisher Mirror Group Newspapers on allegations of phone hacking, including in relation to a story …

1 year, 9 months ago

Emotional Prince Harry Finishes Evidence in Historic Tabloids Court Battle

News 18

Prince Harry accused a tabloid publisher of “industrial scale” phone hacking as he wrapped up almost eight hours of court testimony on Wednesday, becoming the first British royal in over a century to take to the witness stand. “It’s a lot,” the 38-year-old prince replied in a barely audible voice after his own lawyer David Sherborne asked him how having …

1 year, 9 months ago

Read all 55 pages of Prince Harry’s phone-hacking witness statement in full

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1 year, 9 months ago

Prince Harry testifies tabloids destroyed his childhood but fails to recall specific stories

Associated Press

LONDON — Prince Harry’s historic showdown Tuesday with the publisher of a British tabloid exposed his deep suspicions of the press but offered little concrete evidence to support accusations of phone hacking that he said caused so much anguish in his life. Dressed in a dark suit and tie as he sat in the witness box, Harry told Mirror Group …

1 year, 9 months ago

Prince Harry vs Mirror- Royal clash exposes tabloid tangles, contradictions, and media mischief | 10 points

Hindustan Times

In a dramatic courtroom battle, the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, faces off against Mirror Group Newspapers, revealing a web of contradictions and sensational revelations. The case revolves around the unlawful gathering of information by tabloid newspapers, alleged phone hacking, and the erosion of Harry's relationship with his brother, Prince William. Prince Harry has given evidence from the witness box …

1 year, 9 months ago

Prince Harry trial: Duke of Sussex no-shows start of his own phone hacking trial as judge ‘surprised’

The Independent

1 year, 9 months ago

Prince Harry’s battle with British tabloids heads for courtroom showdown

The Hindu

Prince Harry’s battle with the British press is headed for a showdown in a London courtroom this week with the publisher of the Daily Mirror. Mirror Group Newspapers said it didn’t hack Prince Harry’s phone, and its articles were based on legitimate reporting techniques. The opening statements presented on June 5 mark the second phase of the trial in which …

1 year, 9 months ago

What to know as Prince Harry prepares for court fight with British tabloid publisher

Associated Press

LONDON — Prince Harry is going where other British royals haven’t for over a century: to a courtroom witness stand. A look at Prince Harry’s legal battles: HARRY’S HISTORY WITH PHONE HACKING AND PAPARAZZI The Daily Mirror case is one of three Harry has brought alleging phone hacking and other invasions of his privacy, dating back to when he was …

1 year, 9 months ago

Duke of Sussex due at High Court for his claim against Mirror publisher

The Independent

1 year, 9 months ago

Prince Harry fails to attend court on day one of individual case against Mirror Group

ABC

London's High Court was packed on Monday morning in expectation Prince Harry would give evidence in his lawsuit against a tabloid publisher. Key points: Prince Harry had been asked to attend court on Monday The prince flew into London from California on Sunday night A judge indicated court could be extended later in the week to ensure the cross examination …

1 year, 9 months ago

What to know as Prince Harry prepares to take on a British tabloid publisher in court

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Prince Harry may lose millions ‘like a fool’ because of this reason, lawyer says

Hindustan Times

Prince Harry's multiple lawsuits could cost him millions even if he wins, but if he loses them he could be left with a bill of up to $20 million, a lawyer claimed after the Duke of Sussex lost his first lawsuit as a High Court judge ruled that he had no grounds to sue the UK Home Office over its …

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