Prince Harry in 'realm of total speculation', Mirror lawyer says as duke takes stand in court

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Prince Harry has been grilled in court as the Mirror Newspaper Group's legal team has sought to discredit his allegations its journalists engaged in unlawful information-gathering practices to publish stories about him.

Prince Harry has been grilled in court as the Mirror Newspaper Group's legal team has sought to discredit his allegations its journalists engaged in unlawful information-gathering practices to publish stories about him.The duke has spent the day being cross-examined by MGN's lawyer

If Prince Harry and his three fellow claimants win this case, it will set the level of damages MGN may be forced to pay in other cases brought by about 100 other public figures. "How much more blood will stain their typing fingers before someone can put a stop to this madness?" the statement read. In his witness statement regarding the article, Prince Harry said: "I don't know how anyone would have known I was at this particular pub, at this particular time, in order to be there, taking photographs of me."

 

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