Prince Harry's Legal Bid to Hold Daily Mail Publisher Liable for Illegally Gathering Private Information Falls Short
· World · The Independent, BBC News, ABC News (AU)
The Duke of Sussex's lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the Daily Mail, was dismissed after an 11-week trial in London, with Justice Nicklin ruling there was no unlawful information gathering. ANL, which also operates The Mail on Sunday, denied the allegations of private investigators installing listening devices and accessing phone records, calling the claims 'preposterous.' The claimants—including Harry, Sir Elton John's husband David Furnish, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence—must pay interim legal costs of £34m, deemed 'unprecedented' by the court. The trial marked Harry's first high-profile UK court appearance since the late Queen's funeral in September 2022.
Why it matters
Harry's loss weakens his campaign against media intrusion and emboldens tabloids to continue aggressive privacy tactics, deepening tensions between the royal family and media outlets.
Read the original report — The Independent
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