Daily Mail royal editor denies using private investigator to blag' Harry information

"Appearing at the high court in London, English was asked about being sent the exact flight information for Chelsy Davy in December 2007, during Davy's relationship with the duke. David Sherborne, the lead barrister for the claimants, showed English an email she had been sent by Behr also copying in a journalist from the Sun that contained flight details relating to a holiday Davy was taking with Harry."

"Sherborne said the information could only have been obtained from the computer system of the airline which he said could only have come from a blag, or obtaining the information unlawfully. English said she did not remember the email and did not ask for such flight details. [Behr] was never asked for anything like this, ever, she said."

"Asked about the suggestion of planting someone next to Davy, English said: It's an absolutely shameful suggestion both by him and by you clearly there's no reply to this email, which emphasises my belief that I never actually saw it."

Rebecca English, royal editor at the Daily Mail, testified at high court denying allegations that she used private investigator Mike Behr to gather unlawful information about the Duke of Sussex and his former relationships. Prince Harry and six other claimants are suing Associated Newspapers Ltd, the Daily Mail's publisher, claiming journalists benefited from unlawful information gathering practices over decades. English claimed she knew Behr only as a freelance journalist for Africa stories. However, evidence presented included an email from Behr containing exact flight information for Chelsy Davy during her relationship with Harry, along with suggestions to plant someone near her. English denied requesting such information and stated she never saw the email, emphasizing she would never consider such actions.

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