Prince Harry took to the stand on Wednesday for further cross examination in his phone hacking trial and revealed the origin of his legal claims against Britain's tabloid newspaper publishers.
On Wednesday, Harry told the High Court he decided to pursue his civil claim after a chance meeting in 2018 with David Sherborne, who is representing the Duke of Sussex in his suit against Mirror Newspaper Group .
Prince Harry returned to court on Wednesday local time for further cross examination. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images. "I think it was a discussion about somehow how to find a way to put the abuse, intrusion and hate that was coming towards me and my wife and seeing if there was any way to find a different course of action without relying on the institution's way," he told the court.
Sir Elton is also part of a separate joint claim brought by Harry and others, represented by Mr Sherborne, over alleged unlawful information gathering at Associated Newspapers Limited .
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