Prince Harry accused of wasting court's time - as Diana's letters to Michael Barrymore read out

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The Duke of Sussex did not attend the hearing in London on Monday despite being in country - much to the judge's 'surprise'

is attempting to prove that, for two decades, stories published by Mirror Group Newspapers in the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People were written about him using information that was illegally obtained through phone hacking and voicemail interception, blagging, and the use of private investigators.

The barrister told the court in his opening statement that Harry had"no time in his life when he was safe" from unlawful information-gathering. Nothing about his life was"sacrosanct or out of bounds", Mr Sherborne said.His opening included allegations that Princess Diana's phone was also hacked, and he gave details of letters she wrote to comedian Michael Barrymore that revealed she had secret meetings with the star.

"Nobody knew about our conversations/phone call. How deeply sorry I am [that] what I considered to be a private matter has become public property," she wrote.Mr Sherborne argued that"plainly the Daily Mirror has been listening in to the voicemail messages" between the pair. He earlier told the court:"The defendant's position is that there is simply no evidence capable of supporting the finding that the Duke of Sussex was hacked, let alone on a habitual basis."Mr Sherborne questioned why a number of journalists mentioned in the claimant's case are not appearing in court to give evidence

Former Mirror journalist Anthony Harwood gave evidence, denying knowledge that another reporter was involved in unlawful information gathering

 

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