Prince Harry, "close to tears", told a UK court on Wednesday that the two British tabloids he is suing for unlawful information-gathering made his wife
Meghan's life "an absolute misery". Appearing in the witness box at London's High Court to give evidence in his privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher, the Duke of Sussex, 41, called it a "horrible experience". Prince Harry and six other claimants, including singer Elton John are suing the Mail's publisher, Associated Newspapers, for violations of their privacy from the early 1990s until the 2010s. "It's a horrible experience," he said, close to tears, of pursuing the years-long joint legal action against ANL, the publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday. "And the worst of it is that by sitting up here and taking a stand against them, like they have done through this litigation, they continue to come after me. They've made my wife's life an absolute misery," he added. Associated has called the allegations "preposterous smears", saying their journalists had legitimate sources for information, including from the celebrities' friends and acquaintances. It said Harry's social circle was known to be "leaky" and that some articles were based on public statements issued by royal press officers. Also Read:'Living Nostradamus' Makes Chilling Prediction On Prince Harry's Future: 'He Will Never Return Home'
Prince Harry vs British Tabloids
The case was one of many that have emerged from the widespread phone hacking scandal in which some journalists began intercepting voicemail messages around the turn of this century and continued for more than a decade.
Harry won a court judgment in 2023 that condemned the publishers of the Daily Mirror for “widespread and habitual” phone hacking.
Last year, Rupert Murdoch’s flagship UK tabloid made an unprecedented apology for intruding on his life for years and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.
Harry's self-proclaimed mission to reform the media is more personal and goes far beyond headlines that attempted to document his party-boy youth and romance ups and downs.
This is Harry’s third and final chapter in this legal battle against the British tabloids.
(With agency inputs)
