"On Monday morning, Prince Harry's legal war with the Daily Mail, one of the British media's most formidable forces, will finally come to trial in court 76 of the high court in London. The prince is joined in his action by some of the most recognisable figures in British life: the singer and songwriter Elton John and his husband, David Furnish;"
"The allegations against the Daily Mail and its stablemate, the Mail on Sunday, are grave. Harry and his fellow claimants allege that, as well as intercepting voicemails, the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday also tapped landlines, paid corrupt police officers, blagged medical records and even bugged celebrities' homes. The titles' publisher, Associated Newspapers, has described the claims as preposterous and an affront to the hard-working journalists whose reputations and integrity are wrongly traduced."
"Harry's anger at the press is deep-rooted: his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash in 1997 while she was being pursued by paparazzi in Paris. More recently, he has been critical of its treatment of his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex. In 2021, a judge ruled that the Mail on Sunday had breached the duchess's privacy by publishing an extract of a letter she had written to her estranged father, Thomas Markle."
Prince Harry's legal action against the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday goes to trial in the high court in London. The claimants include Elton John and David Furnish, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost, Doreen Lawrence and Simon Hughes. The claimants allege voicemail interception, landline tapping, payments to corrupt police, blagging of medical records and bugging of celebrity homes. Associated Newspapers calls the allegations preposterous and defends journalists' reputations. Harry's anger at the press stems from his mother's death while pursued by paparazzi and from the press's treatment of his wife, Meghan. The legal fight has had personal and financial costs and strained royal family relationships.
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