Prince Harry leaves the Royal Courts of Justice after giving evidence in his trial against Associated Newspapers in London on Jan. 21. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo
July 7 (UPI) -- Prince Harry and six other plaintiffs have lost their privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail on Tuesday.
The British high court dismissed all claims against Associated Newspapers, which alleged it had used illegal tactics to gather information on story subjects. Judge Matthew Nicklin said the claimants failed to prove that the publisher gathered information illegally.
"The court rejected the argument that, simply because the information was private, and because Associated [Newspapers] could not positively explain how it had been sourced, the relevant article must have been unlawfully sourced," Nicklin wrote.
Other claimants in the case included Elizabeth Hurley, Elton John and Sadie Frost. The claimants in the case accused the Daily Mail's reporters of hacking phones, using private investigators to install bugs and paying off law enforcement officials.
