Prince Harry case: Duke of Sussex claims phone hacking was on an 'industrial scale' at Mirror titles
Prince Harry gave evidence in his legal battle with the publisher of the Mirror over allegations of phone hacking
The Duke of Sussex has finished giving evidence at the High Court in London, in his case against the Daily Mirror’s publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering.
In the second day of his evidence, he stated that he believed that phone hacking was carried out on an “industrial scale at at least three of the papers at the time … that is beyond any doubt”. He also said that the practice had to have been used for stories about his private life, including his former girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
But Andrew Green, KC, representing the Mirror publisher, said that there was no evidence to support Harry's claims.
What's the case about?
Prince Harry claims journalists at its titles, which also include the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People, were linked to illegal methods like phone hacking. He is also involved in five other legal disputes in the High Court, largely focusing on media publishers and alleged unlawful information gathering.
The case centres on 147 articles published between 1996 and 2011 across MGN's publications, of which 33 sample articles are being considered in the trial. Harry alleges the information about himself in those articles was gathered illegally - via methods like phone hacking, so-called “blagging” - or gaining information by deception - and using private investigators for unlawful activities.
MGN is contesting the claims and has either denied or not admitted to each of them. The publisher also argues some of the claimants have brought their legal action too late.