- Prince Harry is in a legal battle
- He is suing several media outlets
- THIS is what he just won
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, alongside other high-profile figures like Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, has accused Associated Newspapers of breaching their privacy.
The group alleges a slew of "unlawful information gathering" activities, including the placement of listening devices in their homes and cars, recording private phone calls, and obtaining information through deception.
Perhaps the first of many wins for them
In a ruling announced on Friday, Mr. Justice Nicklin declared that the case can proceed to trial. He stated that Associated Newspaper "has failed to deliver a 'knockout blow' to any of the claims."
Reacting to the ruling, Prince Harry and his co-claimants expressed their delight, stating, "The High Court has dismissed 'without difficulty' the attempt by Associated Newspapers to throw these cases out. Our claims can now proceed to trial."
This legal battle is one of several that the younger son of King Charles is currently involved in. In June, Prince Harry was in court pursuing a separate case against the publishers of the 'Daily Mirror' and 'Sunday Mirror'.
With this latest ruling, the stage is set for another royal legal showdown. The case will go to trial at a future date, with another preliminary hearing scheduled for later in this month.
In the High Court ruling, Justice Nicklin said that defendants failed to deliver a blow to any of the claims brought by the claimants. He concluded that the group of well-known figures have a "real prospect" of demonstrating that ANL concealed the relevant facts that could have enabled them to bring their claims sooner.
ANL, which denies the allegations, has mostly avoided the lawsuits and large settlements that other British tabloids have paid out over phone-hacking allegations. In a statement on Friday, they said that "the lurid claims made by Prince Harry and others of phone-hacking, landline-tapping, burglary and sticky-window microphones are simply preposterous and we look forward to establishing this in court in due course."
Harry’s suit against News Group Newspapers, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch and is the publisher of The Sun, alleges that the organization illegally obtained information including his medical records, in addition to phone hacking
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Actor Hugh Grant, who has campaigned against press intrusion, said in a statement on Friday that the ruling was a significant blow to 'The Daily Mail'. Mr. Grant noted that in 2012, the then-editor of 'The Daily Mail', had described his testimony against the tabloid as "mendacious smears."
"I am pleased that a judge will now decide whether similar allegations made by Prince Harry, Baroness Lawrence, Sir Elton John and others are also mendacious smears or whether the mendacity lies with the other side," he said. But it's not over by a longshot.
The next hearing in Harry’s case against Associated Newspapers is scheduled to take place on Nov. 21. The court of public opinion also has a strong influence in these kind of matters. Stay tuned for more updates on this ongoing royal legal saga!
