Prince Harry is giving evidence in the case against the publishers of the Daily Mail today, and took tothe witness box at 11:30am. The Duke of Sussex is one of a number of high-profile figures, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, bringing a legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of unlawful information gathering.
This includes claims that information for articles was obtained by carrying out or commissioning unlawful activities such as phone tapping and "blagging" private records. ANL has strongly denied wrongdoing and is defending the claims. In his witness statement, Harry told the court that this case is about holding "to account" the journalists, executives and editors who he alleges have used unlawful information gathering against him.
His evidence today comes as Harry's team accuse of ANL of "dirty tricks". Yesterday, ANL's lawyers took just 90 mins for their opening arguments, when they'd scheduled 1.5 days. A source said: "ANL have had months to inform the court that their opening argument would last less than two hours, instead, they have had to resort to game playing and dirty tricks - consistent with the way they have treated not just the Duke but all of the victims in this case."
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