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Prince Harry Opens Nine-Week High Court Trial Accusing Daily Mail Publisher of Illegal Snooping

The case centers on claims that private investigators unlawfully harvested personal data for Mail titles, escalating a years-long fight over tabloid intrusion in the UK.

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Overview

  • Harry, Elton John, David Furnish, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost, Doreen Lawrence, and former MP Simon Hughes are suing Associated Newspapers in London’s High Court.
  • Their lawyer alleges a clear, systematic pattern of unlawful information gathering, including voicemail interception, landline bugs, and deception to obtain records.
  • The claims reference material for 14 Mail articles from 2001 to 2013, with alleged practices stretching back to 1993 and in some instances as late as 2018.
  • Harry says the intrusions left him feeling constantly watched and increasingly paranoid, while the publisher dismisses the accusations as absurd slanders and argues the suits are time-barred.
  • Defense arguments are due to begin Tuesday, with Harry scheduled to testify Thursday, as a separate prior case saw Murdoch’s News Group apologize and make an undisclosed payment to him.