Prince Harry takes tabloid newspapers to court over phone hacking, will give evidence Tuesday

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The prince will take to the witness box in a case involving Mirror Group Newspapers and allegations of phone hacking

Prince Harry’s long and acrimonious battle against Britain’s tabloid newspapers will intensify on Tuesday when heIt’s rare for members of the Royal Family to show up in a court let alone subject themselves to the vagaries of the witness box. The Duke of Sussex’s appearance will mark the first time this has happened since 1890 when the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII, testified in a slander case involving allegations that one of his friends cheated in a card game.

In pursuit of that purpose, Prince Harry has launched four lawsuits in Britain against some of the country’s largest media companies, including the publishers of the Daily Mirror, the Daily Mail and The Sun.in a case involving Mirror Group Newspapers and allegations of phone hacking.

MGN’s lawyer Andrew Green retorted that Prince Harry had not proven his case. “There is simply no evidence capable of supporting the finding that the Duke of Sussex was hacked, still less on a habitual basis,” Mr. Green said in his opening remarks.The Duke irritated the judge, Timothy Fancourt, by failing to show up on Monday. Justice Fancourt wanted Harry to be there in case there was time for his testimony to begin after opening statements.

Prince Harry can also expect intense cross-examination by Mr. Green, who is likely to probe the details of various stories and press his case that the information could have come from other sources.

 

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