Overview
- London’s High Court will begin the case on January 19, with a published draft timetable placing Prince Harry in the witness box on January 22.
- Mr Justice Nicklin ruled that Associated Newspapers must amend sections of its trial opening, finding its proposed “camouflage scheme” arguments went beyond a credibility attack.
- Harry and other claimants allege decades of unlawful information-gathering, including the use of private investigators, listening devices and the blagging of confidential records.
- Associated Newspapers denies wrongdoing and characterizes the allegations as baseless “preposterous smears.”
- The claimant group includes Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley, and reports point to a fresh Home Office threat assessment for Harry with senior royals expected to be in Scotland during his visit.