Prince Harry is accusing Mirror Group Newspapers — publisher of The Mirror, Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People tabloids — of illegal information gathering, including phone hacking.
Prince Harry on Tuesday said he had suffered lifelong"press invasion" and accused some media of having blood on their hands, as he became the first royal in more than 100 years to give evidence in court.
"You're then either the 'playboy prince', the 'failure', the 'dropout' or, in my case, the 'thicko', the 'cheat', the 'underage drinker', the 'irresponsible drug taker', the list goes on. During cross-examination by MGN's lawyer Andrew Green, Prince Harry admitted that he had no recollection of reading the majority of the articles he had complained about.
Dressed in a dark suit and tie, the Duke of Sussex, as he is formally known, began giving evidence shortly after 9.30am GMT after swearing an oath on the Bible. In television interviews and his explosive memoir"Spare", released in January, Prince Harry hit out at other royals, accusing them of colluding with the press.
Although the royal family are normally scrupulous about staying out of politics, Prince Harry on Tuesday also launched a tirade against the government.
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