Prince Harry to become first senior royal in 130 years to give evidence in court
Prince Harry is set to appear in London's High Court. This week's appearance will be the second time this year Harry has attended the High Court, after joining singer Elton John and others for hearings in March over their lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily and Sunday Mail tabloids.
PremiumPrince Harry's appearance at London's High Court in his lawsuit against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mirror is expected to take place today.
Harry, the fifth-in-line to the throne, has barely been out of the headlines in the last six months.
He will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court in over 130 years which is likely to take place on Monday or Tuesday.
Harry, King Charles' younger son is one of more than 100 other high-profile figures suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), the publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People for alleged phone-hacking and other unlawful behaviour between 1991 and 2011.
The trial began last month, as lawyers representing Harry and three other test claimants attempted to prove that unlawful information gathering was carried out with the knowledge and approval of senior editors and executives.
MGN, now owned by Reach, apologized at the start of the trial for one instance of the Sunday People unlawfully seeking information about Harry and accepted his entitlement to compensation.
However, they have denied his other allegations, stating a lack of evidence for his claims. The cross-examination is likely to focus on Buckingham Palace, with MGN suggesting that some information had come from royal aides.
This week's appearance at the High Court marks the second time this year that Prince Harry has attended court proceedings against British tabloids. Earlier this year, he joined singer Elton John and others in a lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily and Sunday Mail tabloids.
Prince Harry has been involved in various legal battles with the British press, including a similar phone-hacking case against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper arm.
Harry has accused his family and their aides of colluding with tabloids in his memoir and Netflix documentary series. Buckingham Palace has not commented on these accusations.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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