Sketches of Prince Harry giving evidence in lawsuit against Mail publisher

Prince Harry broke down in London’s High Court, accusing the Daily Mail of making Meghan’s life “an absolute misery.” He and other claimants, including Elton John, are suing the publisher over alleged privacy violations spanning decades.

Reuters

22 January 2026 at 06:35:51

Sketches of Prince Harry giving evidence in lawsuit against Mail publisher

Britain's Prince Harry gives evidence in his privacy lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Mail, at the High Court in London, Britain January 21, 2026, in this courtroom sketch.

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Prince Harry held back tears as he said the Daily Mail had made his wife Meghan's life "an absolute misery" during his appearance in the witness box on Wednesday (January 21) at London's High Court in his privacy lawsuit against the paper's publisher.

The Duke of Sussex, 41, and six other claimants including singer Elton John are suing the Mail's publisher Associated Newspapers for violations of their privacy from the early 1990s until the 2010s.

Associated, which also publishes the Mail on Sunday, has called the allegations "preposterous smears," saying their journalists had legitimate sources for information, including from the celebrities' friends and acquaintances.

The prince's case centres on 14 articles his legal team says were the product of unlawful information gathering, including by hacking voicemail messages, bugging landlines and obtaining private information by deception, known as "blagging.

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