Prince Harry when he last appeared in a British courtroom, against the Mirror group, in June.Photo:ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images
ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images
Prince Harrycould appear in a British courtroom once again.
In a ruling announced on Friday, his case against the publishers of theDaily Mail,Mail on Sundayand MailOnline can go to trial.
The Duke of Sussex, 39 — along with other prominent figures includingElton John,Elizabeth Hurley,Jude Law’s ex-wife Sadie Frost and Baroness Doreen Lawrence —brought the case against Associated Newspapers for breach of privacy. Harry madea surprise appearancein London for the preliminary hearing in March.
In March, Associated Newspapers denied the allegations calling them “preposterous smears,” the BBC reported. The newspaper group sought to have the case thrown out.
The judge added, “Each claimant has a real prospect of demonstrating that Associated, or those for whom Associated is responsible, concealed from him/her the relevant facts upon which a worthwhile claim of unlawful information gathering could have been advanced.”
Prince Harry arriving at court for a separate legal case, against the Mirror Group, in June.Leon Neal/Getty Images
Leon Neal/Getty Images
It is one of a number of legal actions in the U.K. that King Charles' younger son is involved in. Prince Harry was last in court in the U.K. in June when hepursued a separate caseagainst the publishers of theDaily MirrorandSunday Mirror. That case is ongoing, while he is alsoinvolved in a third actioninvolving the publishers ofThe Sunnewspaper.
Welcoming the news on Friday, Prince Harry and his co-claimants issued a statement saying they were “delighted with today’s decision” that the case will proceed to trial.
“As we have maintained since the outset, we bring our claims over the deplorable and illegal activities which took place over many years, including private investigators being hired to place secretly listening devices inside our cars and homes, the tapping of our phone calls, corrupt payments to police for inside information, and the illegal accessing of our medical information from hospitals and financial information from banks,” the statement continued. “We intend to uncover the truth at trial and hold those responsible at Associated Newspapers fully accountable.”
Prince Harry when he made claims in a separate case against the Mirror Group Newspapers in June.Neil Mockford/GC Images
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It now means the case will go to trial at a future date. There is another preliminary hearing on Nov. 21 in the case.
source: people.com
