He Prince Harry called the British journalists “criminals” after the Buckingham Palace allegedly exposed irregularities related to phone hacking.
He second son of Diana of Wales and the current King Carlos III criticized, before the High Court of London, the monarchy for its complicity with the tabloid press, as part of the lawsuit against English media such as the Daily Mailfor violations of privacy.
“The evidence I saw shows that journalists from Associated they are criminals with journalistic powers that should concern each and every one of us. The British public deserves to know the full extent of this cover-up and I feel it is my duty to expose it,” he said in his statement before the aforementioned court.
Prince Harry launched lawsuits last year against Associated Newspaperswith him singer Elton Johnher husband David Furnish, the actors Sadie Frost and Liz Hurleythe activist Doreen Lawrence and the ex-deputy Simon Hughes.
Those who filed the legal appeal before the Court maintain that they were victims of “numerous illegal acts” carried out by journalists or private investigators working on behalf of the titles of Associated Newspapershe Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday.
Mobile phone message hacking, phone call tapping, obtaining private information by deceit or “blagging” and “commissioning the search and entry into private property” were some of the crimes that were indicated against the english newspapers.
According to Lismore City NewsPrince Harry said he was “vaguely” aware of the wiretap in 2005 when it emerged that the royal correspondent and a private investigator for the News of the Worldof Rupert Murdochthey attacked the phones of the royal helpers.
Harry is expected to appear as a witness in May to testify in a lawsuit against the newspaper. Daily Mirror on charges of wiretapping.
