The Duke of Sussex has lost his High Court cases against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).
During an 11-week trial earlier this year, the High Court in London heard claims brought by Prince Harry and a group of high-profile figures, including Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish, over alleged unlawful information-gathering.
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The trial, which concluded at the end of March, saw allegations of voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception – also known as “blagging” – carried out by private investigators, freelance journalists and ANL staff made against the publisher.
ANL strongly denies the claims and defended the case, saying it “has established a complete defence to all parts of the claims on the merits” and that the cases have been brought too late.
