Prince Harry in London on March 28, 2023. The prince is suing a number of tabloid publishers over allegations of historic unlawful information gathering.The publisher admitted one count of unlawful activity in relation to the hiring of a private detective, but denied all allegations of phone-hacking and a number of other claims.wider campaign to hold the tabloids to account and"reform" the news industry.
"It is impossible not to have enormous sympathy for the [Duke of Sussex] in view of the extraordinary degree of media intrusion he has been subject to throughout his life due to his position in society," they stated, before claiming the royal provided no evidence to support that his phones were hacked or that he was the victim of further illegal activity from MGN journalists.
"Establishing that an individual is a victim of general and widespread media intrusion leading to negative effects at the hands of the press is not the same as demonstrating that he/she is a victim of unlawful voicemail interception and other unlawful information gathering by three specific newspaper titles," they said.
The publisher's legal team then claimed that the prince had focused his wider anger and discomfort at the press in the direction of their client, saying:"The true purpose of this litigation appears not to be to achieve compensation for unlawful activity by MGN, but instead it forms part of the [Duke of Sussex's] campaign to"reform" the British press."