Prince Harry phone hacking case: Duke of Sussex reacts to lawsuit win
Prince Harry, the 39-year-old Duke of Sussex, expressed his views.
Despite being awarded over $180,000, he couldn't attend the London High Court hearing on Friday, citing the short notice. Instead, his lawyer, David Sherbourne, read a compelling statement on Harry's behalf outside the courthouse after the ruling.
In part of his statement, Harry emphasized that beyond hacking, this case highlights a pattern of reprehensible and illegal conduct, accompanied by cover-ups and the deliberate destruction of evidence. The statement added that the staggering extent of these actions can only be exposed through the ongoing legal proceedings.”
He remarked on the prolonged and challenging path to justice over the past five years, highlighting the deployment of defamatory stories and intimidating tactics against him and his family. Reflecting on the experience, he emphasized the virtue of patience, particularly in the realm of what he termed «vendetta journalism.”
Justice Fancourt, the presiding judge, delivered the verdict in the High Court in London on Friday morning.
He declared that 15 out of 33 articles central to Harry's claim, published by Mirror Group Newspapers, resulted from phone hacking of his mobile phone or the mobile phones of his associates, or from other unlawful information-gathering.
After the ruling on Friday, a representative from Mirror Group Newspapers expressed in a statement that the group appreciates the judgment delivered today, providing the business with the clarity needed to progress beyond events that occurred many years ago.
Prince Harry was among multiple claimants who took legal action against Mirror Group Newspapers for
