Prince Harry.
Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesPrince Harry He has yet to head to the UK despite his ongoing prosecution against News Group Newspapers (NGN), which owns it The sun.
Us Weekly It has been learned that Harry, 40, will not attend the first day of the NGN trial on Tuesday 21 January. The Duke of Sussex is due to give evidence in court next month, debunking false reports about supposed offers of security cover during his visit.
Reports He proposed earlier this month Harry will return to the UK alone as his legal battle against various tabloids continues. The hearing, which officially begins on Tuesday, will last eight weeks.
Harry is suing NGN, claiming the company used illegal information gathering for stories published in its tabloids. NGN has previously acknowledged this World newswhich closed in 2011, Participate in phone hacking. They have since claimed there was no wrongdoing at The Sun.
Prince Harry's case against News Group Newspapers will go to trial early next year – without claims his phone was hacked. The High Court in London ruled on Thursday (July 27) that Harry's lawsuit accusing NGN, which owns The Sun newspaper, can go ahead, but Judge Timothy Fancourt dismissed the phone hacking claims as too old. Fancourt (…)
Harry also claimed in April 2023 that his brother, Prince Williamsettled with NGN for “a very large sum” In 2020. Harry claimed in a lawsuit that the royal family He had a 'secret agreement' With NGN, which prevents members from filing lawsuits against the company. (NGN denied this allegation, and the judge stated that Harry failed to provide any evidence regarding this allegation.)
It was initially ruled in July 2023 that Harry's case against NGN could go forward on allegations of illegal information gathering. However, Harry's claims of phone hacking were dismissed Judge Timothy Fancourt Because the allegations fall outside the six-year statute of limitations.
Harry has previously confronted the British media as part of a group that sued Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) – which owns the Daily Mail – for allegedly hacking celebrities' voicemails to obtain personal information. Harry takes the stage in June 2023, making him the first member of the royal family to do so in 130 years.
Since stepping down as a senior royal in 2020, Prince Harry has not been shy about standing up for himself – and has attempted to do so through numerous lawsuits. Perhaps most famously, the Duke of Sussex fought against the fact that he and his wife, Meghan Markle, lost state-funded police protection during the United[…]
Court documents we obtained in December 2023 revealed this The judge ruled in Harry's favor There was “sufficient evidence” that MGN “engaged in illegal information gathering, including phone hacking.”
This win marks a major milestone in Harry's ongoing legal battles.
He previously sued Associated Newspapers Limited for defamation. A judge ruled in July 2022 that the trial could go ahead, but Harry withdrew the case in January 2024. The prince is also facing off against Associated Newspapers Limited, alleging they were also involved in the phone hacking. The media company denied the allegations, saying Harry's claims were too old to take legal action. A preliminary hearing in November 2024 set the judge's “overall goal” of starting the trial in January 2026.
