Prince Harry was back on the stand for a second day of cross-examination in a London court on Wednesday, the first British royal in more than a century to give evidence on the witness stand. | ManilaBulletin
The younger son of King Charles III is testifying against a tabloid publisher for alleged illegal information-gathering, including phone hacking, alongside several other claimants.
"I believe phone hacking was at an industrial scale across at least three of its papers and that is beyond doubt," Harry said under renewed cross-examination by MGN lawyer Andrew Green.On Tuesday, after swearing an oath on the Bible, the Duke of Sussex -- as he is also known -- took aim at the British press and, in a rarity for a royal, the government.
But Harry, who has launched several lawsuits against tabloid media groups in recent years alongside barrages of attacks towards his family, defied the convention in the history-making court appearance. But it denied voicemail interception and also argued that some claims had been brought too late by Harry and the other claimants -- two TV soap opera actors and the ex-wife of a comedian.
But he called them "incredibly invasive" and taken as a whole they had made him acutely paranoid and ruined his relationships.Harry -- fifth in line to the throne -- stepped down from royal duties in early 2020 and relocated to California with his American wife Meghan.
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