Kensington Palace, the official residence of heir-to-the-throne Prince William, said the prince and his family were away from the London area this week as many schools were out for the Easter holiday. The alleged breaches of privacy include the hacking of cell phone messages, deceitfully obtaining medical records, bribing police officials, and illegally accessing bank records, the statement said. Britain's Home Office, which oversees the country's police forces, ruled in 2020 that Prince Harry's family would not be automatically given the "same degree" of royal security within the U.K. The Home Office also said it wouldn't allow Prince Harry to pay for his own police protection. The Duke of Sussex is one of a half-dozen high-profile figures who allege the newspaper publisher — which owns the Daily Mail, Mail Online and Mail on Sunday — used unlawful information-gathering tactics. It is unclear whether Prince Harry will spend time with members of his family including his father, King Charles III, and brother, Prince William, during his visit to the UK.
Home Office's denial of police protection of himself and his family in his native country. Home Office over its denial of taxpayer or privately funded police security for himself and his family for any future visits. In the impending lawsuit, the Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and actresses Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley are among the individuals who allege unlawful information gathering. Do you have a question about King Charles III, William and Kate, Meghan and Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer?



The case is to some extent a replay of a British phone-hacking scandal that was front page news a decade ago and eventually brought down another tabloid and ended with the conviction of the former spokesperson for then-Prime Minister David Cameron. In addition to being accused of hacking phone calls, the lawsuit suggests that the company claimed to have obtained information from anonymous sources to hide behind the real source of information. The media company's defense is not simply that the claims are false, but also that the claims are old and that much of the information against them had already been confidentially disclosed in a 2012 case regarding media lawbreaking. Meghan Markle Scores a Legal Victory Against Her Half Sister SamanthaThis week, a judge in Florida dismissed a lawsuit Samantha filed over the book Finding Freedom and statements Meghan made to Oprah in March 2021. The pair cited media harassment and mistreatment as a major reason why they chose to leave the royal family after two years of marriage. Prince Harry, who lives in Montecito, California, with his wife, Meghan, and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, arrived at court on Monday as legal proceedings in the privacy case began, as reported by the Times.
This lawsuit is one of many that Harry is waging against the British press. The Prince said the Royal Family's "strict no comment policy" meant that "even the worst or most suspicious articles were often never brought to my attention." "There was never any centralised discussion between us about who had brought claims as each office in the Institution is siloed. There is this misconception that we are all in constant communication with one another but that is not true.

ANL is bidding to end the claims, and has described the allegations as "preposterous smears." The lawyer continued that the publishers paid off police “with corrupt links to private investigators” to gather private, sensitive information. The High Court heard Monday that Harry said he has lost friends due to “paranoia” over “unlawful” stories published in ANL newspapers. It is believed to be the royal’s first time in London since Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September, and is a sign of his commitment to the legal case.
The hearing will not require oral evidence, making Harry’s appearance at court even more unusual. Despite the ongoing legal battle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have continued to visit the U.K. In June, they traveled there with their children, Archie Harrison, 3, and Lilibet "Lili" Diana, 13 months, forQueen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebration. Their daughter celebrated her first birthday during the trip, her first in the country. Harry and Meghan, who are often seen with bodyguards in public, and the Royal family have not disclosed what security arrangements were granted to the family.
The case, launched in 2019, is one of several King Charles's younger son is currently bringing against the UK's newspapers, including a similar lawsuit against News Group Newspapers, the publisher of the now-defunct News of the World and The Sun. Judge Timothy Fancourt has ruled that Harry's case, which alleges unlawful information gathering on behalf of MGN journalists between 1996 and 2011, should be part of the trial. Now we’re being traduced as phone hackers but in the vast majority of cases someone had actually told us the story and we hadn’t hacked anyone’s phone.

The first day of a preliminary hearing is due to begin on Monday, with none of the claimants expected to speak. During a hearing at the High Court in London, Harry’s lead attorney asked Judge Matthew Nickin either to strike out the publisher’s defense or to deliver a summary judgment, which would be a ruling in the prince’s favor without going to trial. They're suing for a series of accusations, including the alleged use of phone tapping to find out confidential information.
Meanwhile, Harry is expected to appear in court in May to give evidence in a libel trial against the Daily Mirror newspaper over accusations of phone hacking. Lawyers for Prince Harry asked a judge Friday to rule that a tabloid newspaper libeled the British royal with an article about his quest for police protection when he and his family visit the U.K. Prince Harry and Elton John were in a London court Monday as the lawyer for a group of British tabloids prepared to ask a judge to toss the lawsuit they brought with several other high-profile people who allege phone tapping and other invasions of privacy. Prince Harry has returned to court for the second day of hearings to see if the phone hacking lawsuit he brought with Elton John and other celebrities can withstand a challenge from the publisher of The Daily Mail. LONDON — A London judge said Thursday he would rule as soon as possible on whether to throw out or limit a phone hacking lawsuit brought by Prince Harry, Elton John and other well-known figures against a British tabloid publisher. LONDON — Prince Harry returned to a London court Tuesday for a second day of hearings to see if the phone hacking lawsuit he brought with Elton John and other celebrities can withstand a challenge from the publisher of The Daily Mail.
While promoting his book "Spare," Prince Harry said he has made reforming the press in Britain his life's work. He claims the paper tapped phones and "largely deprived" him of portions of his teenage years. Prince Harry is among other big names suing the publisher of the Daily Mail accused of phone-tapping and privacy violations. Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper admitted to falsely reporting that the Duke of Sussex had turned his back on the armed forces. On Monday, Harry reportedly sat towards the back of the courtroom, occasionally taking notes in a small notebook as legal arguments were made. The hearings are scheduled to close on Thursday, with a deferred judgement expected to be delivered at a later date.