Prince Harry has launched legal action against two British tabloid newspaper publishers, they confirmed Friday, over alleged phone hacking — just days after he condemned the press for critical coverage of his wife.Harry, 35, extended his campaign against the tabloids with fresh action after suing another newspaper for alleged invasion of privacy.
In it, Harry said the duchess was being hounded by the press in the same way as his mother, Diana, princess of Wales, was before her death in 1997.“My wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences — a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year.
But Harry said positive coverage of the trip “exposes the double standards of this specific press pack that has vilified her almost daily”.Harry has previously criticised the “racial undertones of comment pieces” about Meghan, a mixed-race US actress whom he married last year.Commentators have wondered whether Harry went solo or consulted with more senior royals such as Queen Elizabeth, and his father Prince Charles, before penning this week’s outburst.
“Harry’s war on the press is unhinged. The Queen should have a word before he does the royals even more lasting damage,” the paper said.