hacked his phone, employed investigators and used deception to unlawfully gather information on him dating back two decades.
"There is no evidence currently before me that the duke knew before the that NGN had done anything other than hack his mobile phone at the News of the World," Fancourt wrote. "Knowing or being on notice of a worthwhile claim for voicemail interception does not of itself amount to knowledge or notice of a worthwhile claim for other forms of UIG."
In addition to rejecting part of Harry's suit, the judge also shot down his effort to amend the case to include allegations that a so-called secret agreement between Buckingham Palace and Murdoch executives prevented him from bringing his claims sooner. Harry claimed his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, had approved of the deal to prevent members of the royal family from having to go to court and get questioned about embarrassing voicemails intercepted by reporters. He also said he learned his brother, Prince William, now heir to the throne, had received a "huge" sum to settle his claims.