FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry reacts as he walks outside the High Court, during the first week of a nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, which Britain's Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, in London, Britain, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
In his ruling rejecting the case, Judge Matthew Nicklin says the claimants had needed to prove that information published about them had been obtained unlawfully, but had failed to do so, and that suspicion alone was not enough
LONDON, UK – Prince Harry and other high-profile claimants face paying millions of dollars towards the legal costs of Associated Newspapers after they lost their privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail publisher, London’s High Court heard on Wednesday, July 29.
Earlier this month, a judge at London’s High Court comprehensively ruled against King Charles’ younger son, singer Elton John and five other British figures, rejecting allegations that the Mail titles had engaged in widespread unlawful activities, such as phone hacking.
Associated said it was an overwhelming victory for its newspaper and journalists, and “for a free press generally,” while the prince, 41, described the ruling as a “complete and obvious whitewash.”
