Overview
- Prince Harry is now expected to give evidence on Wednesday after the court finished opening submissions earlier than planned.
- ANL opened its defence by calling the claims time‑barred and "threadbare", arguing journalists relied on lawful sources including prior reports, spokespeople and leaks from social circles.
- Claimants maintain ANL commissioned unlawful tactics across the 1990s–2010s, with Harry’s case focusing on 14 articles from 2001–2013 that he says left him distressed and paranoid.
- Witness credibility is a live issue after private investigator Gavin Burrows disavowed a statement cited by some claimants, which ANL says undermines parts of their case.
- Examples aired in court include an allegation that a PI obtained flight details and a seat number for Harry’s then‑girlfriend Chelsy Davy, as the nine‑week High Court trial continues.