RoyaltyBritain’s Prince Harry (37) is suing publisher Associated Newspapers (ANL) for defamation over articles that appeared in February about the security of him and his family. The contributions appeared in more or less the same form in the tabloids Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, it emerged during a hearing in the case on Thursday.
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In February it was already known that Harry was suing ANL for libel, but it was not clear why the prince did that and which reports or titles from the publisher would be involved. During the hearing, it emerged that the prince is not happy with an article that appeared in February following a lawsuit he had brought against the British Home Office over the police security of his family. He lost it after he and his wife resigned from their royal duties in 2019 and moved to the United States.
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According to various British media outlets, Harry said in a written statement on Thursday that the article has caused him “significant pain, shame and suffering which continues”. His lawyer, Justin Rushbrooke, added that the journalist suggested the Prince lied during public statements by claiming he would always have been willing to pay for his own security while in the UK. Rushbrooke also said the Mail on Sunday article alleged that Harry had attempted “inappropriately and cynically” to manipulate public opinion on the matter.
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ANL denies the allegations. At the hearing, the publisher’s lawyers argued that the article contained “no trace of impropriety” and was not defamatory. The judge said he will make a decision at a later date, an exact date is not yet known.
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Harry and his wife Meghan won a case from ANL earlier this year. The Duchess of Sussex felt the publisher had invaded her privacy by publishing part of a handwritten letter to her father Thomas Markle. The Mail on Sunday had to apologize to Meghan from the judge. The duchess also received compensation, which she donated to charity.
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