Prince Harry RECAP: Harry attends first event as bombshell court verdict published
Prince Harry in London today (Image: Getty)
Prince Harry has arrived to his first engagement today as he is still waiting for a bombshell decision on a High Court case against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The Duke of Sussex waved and smiled as he headed to Chatham House in central London to attend the 14th Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice. The media gathered outside and shouted “sir, sir” at Harry, but the duke gave a brief wave before heading straight into the international affairs think tank’s building. The duke was reportedly staying at his holiday home in Portugal with the Duchess of Sussex and their children ahead of his UK visit.
Harry and a group of other household names, including Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish, are expected to find out shortly whether they have won their High Court cases against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception. ANL strongly denies the claims and defended the case, saying it “has established a complete defence to all parts of the claims on the merits” and that the cases have been brought too late. Harry claims that 14 articles published by ANL were based on unlawfully gathered information. Lawyers acting on behalf of Harry said the stories were written between 2001 and 2013, and “focus primarily and in a highly intrusive and damaging way, on the relationships which he formed, or rather tried to form, during those years prior to meeting his now wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex”. Judge Mr Justice Nicklin will give his written ruling on the case via email at 2pm.
The 41-year-old arrived in the UK on Monday afternoon for a week-long visit consisting of a series of engagements for the Invictus Games.
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Prince Harry all smiles as he makes first appearance in London amid Palace chaos
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The Duke joined forces with Baroness Doreen Lawrence, the mother of Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager who was murdered in a racist attack in South East London in 1993, to issue his statement following the verdict.
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Prince Harry attempts to distract from devastating court defeat with new announcement
Prince Harry has attempted to draw attention away from court defeat today with a brand-new major announcement.
The 41-year-old has revealed during his appearance in the UK that Uganda has joined the Invictus Community of Nations.
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Prince Harry’s true feelings on UK return after Buckingham Palace drama
Prince Harry’s true feelings about his return to the UK have been revealed as he made an appearance at a film premiere on Monday evening. The 41-year-old, who arrived without Meghan Markle and their children, stepped out for the premiere of his friend Misan Harriman’s documentary Shoot the People.
Harry joined Misan at Picturehouse Central cinema in London’s Piccadilly Circus, with the photographer having previously captured the official pictures to announce the Sussexes’ pregnancy with Princess Lilibet in 2021. Speaking to PEOPLE, Harry’s spokesperson said: “He was at last night’s premiere to support his good friend Misan and his brilliant new film ‘Shoot the People.”
Speaking of Harry, they added that he was “in good form last night” after arriving in the UK on Monday afternoon.
Prince Harry jokes about heatwave
The Duke of Sussex arrived at Chatham House in London about an hour before the highly anticipated judgment was released today to attend an Invictus Games event.
While it is believed Harry knew he had lost his case against ANL, he tried to be in good spirits, even joking about the heatwave.
He told Invictus Games conference delegates that the room they were in was one of the “few” in the UK with air conditioning, “so I can understand why every seat is full”.
Queen Camilla ignores Prince Harry drama with new surprise appearance
Queen Camilla ignored the latest drama around Prince Harry’s return to the UK today as she made a surprise appearance at Ashdown Forest, the inspiration for A. A Milne’s Hundred Acre Wood in his Winnie the Pooh books. The visit was held to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first Winnie the Pooh book in 1926.
A passionate and lifelong reader, The Queen visited the ‘Poohsticks Bridge’, the bridge where A. A. Milne played ‘Pooh Sticks’ with his son, Christopher Robin, and played a game of ‘Pooh Sticks’ with three children who recently won a Winnie-the-Pooh-themed poetry competition.
Queen Camilla was all smiles today (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Legal expert reveals exactly why Prince Harry’s High Court case failed
Prince Harry’s privacy battle against the Daily Mail failed for a very clear reason, according to a legal expert. The Duke of Sussex’s claims against the newspaper’s publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering were dismissed by a High Court judge this afternoon.
Harry and a group of other household names, including Sir Elton John alleged that Associated Newspapers obtained information by deception, intercepted voicemails and tapped landlines in the high-profile case. Michael Forrester, partner and head of litigation at Brandsmiths, said the claims failed because the articles complained about “could realistically have come from a lawful source” and could not be proven to have been obtained illicitly.
He told the Daily Express: “The findings made by the court focus on the specific allegations pleaded by the claimants and the evidence available to prove those allegations on the balance of probabilities.”
Prince Harry attended part of the court case in person (Image: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Duke of Sussex’s lawyer turns up to meet Harry
The Duke of Sussex’s lawyer David Sherborne was seen entering Chatham House in central London to meet Harry on Tuesday afternoon, after the pair lost their case against the publishers of the Daily Mail.
Prince Harry had ‘limited evidence’ – judge criticises royal over High Court appearance
Prince Harry had “limited evidence” in his arguments during the lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), the judge has said. Mr Justice Nicklin delivered his verdict today after the trial into the alleged unlawful information gathering ended in March, having started in January.
The verdict found that ANL won the case, with Harry and the six other claimants having had their claims dismissed by the High Court. In his verdict, Mr Justice Nicklin said that each of the Duke’s 14 claims for different articles has been dismissed, with ANL having always denied liability. It was also said that Harry, who alleged that the publication had engaged in unlawful information gathering, from landline tapping to obtaining information through deception, did not provide sufficient evidence.
Prince Harry met with surprising reaction in London after court defeat
Prince Harry has been met with a surprising reaction today as he stepped out in London to attend the first public event of his UK trip. The Duke of Sussex, 41, stepped out at Chatham House in London for an Invictus Games event.
His appearance came shortly before it was announced that the duke and six other claimants had lost their unlawful information-gathering lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL). The trial came to an end in March, with Mr Justice Nicklin delivering his verdict in writing today. ANL always denied the claims against them and has published a statement praising the court’s verdict.
Harry did not spend time talking to fans as he stepped out of his car in London today, instead rushing into Chatham House to attend the event.
Despite this, fans of the duke were keen to let him know how much they love him, with one shouting: “We love you Harry.”
Prince Harry has shown some “wariness” on day one of his UK return as he arrived for his first official engagement, an expert has said. The Duke of Sussex, who landed in the UK yesterday, arrived at Chatham House on Tuesday afternoon moments before it was announced that each of his claims have been dismissed by the High Court.
The prince appeared to be all smiles as he arrived at the 14th Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice event. The event will bring together leading experts, policymakers and members of the Invictus community to discuss issues affecting wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans. At the event, Harry will meet a number of people, including the UK minister for veterans and people, Calvin Bailey.
Prince Harry looks ‘wary’, a body language expert has said (Image: JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
Prince Harry wanted court to ‘understand personal impact’ – but still lost case
Mr Justice Nicklin said in his ruling that he accepted the evidence given by the Duke of Sussex at trial, with Harry in court in London in January.
In a 436-page ruling, the judge said: “In assessing Prince Harry’s evidence overall, it was apparent that he wished the court to understand the personal impact of the matters in issue.
“At times, this led him beyond giving factual evidence into advancing arguments on the issues, and exchanges followed with Mr White KC (Antony White KC, for Associated) in that vein.
“As I indicated to Prince Harry at the time, that is not uncommon: many litigants feel a strong instinct to argue their case themselves.
“However, when giving evidence, that is not a burden they are required to carry. The responsibility for advancing the party’s case rests with the advocate.
“Overall, this did not affect the quality of Prince Harry’s evidence, which I accept.
“As with each of the claimants, Prince Harry has limited evidence to give on the contentious matters in dispute.”
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Associated Newspaper Ltd spokesperson releases statement following court win
An Associated Newspaper Ltd spokesperson said: “Associated Newspapers welcomes today’s judgement, which is an overwhelming victory for the Daily Mail and its journalists, and for a free press generally. Mr Justice Nicklin today cleared the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, and dismissed every single one of the 97 allegations made by the claimants. In every case, the Judge accepted the honesty of our journalists’ evidence on how they sourced their stories.
“This is a magnificent vindication of the Daily Mail’s journalism.For some of the most outrageous allegations made when the case was launched in a blaze of publicity four years ago – placing bugs in people’s cars and homes, listening to calls as they were made and illicitly accessing bank accounts – no credible evidence was ever presented. (The claimants original press release, issued by Callum Galbraith of Hamlins LLP, is attached)
“As we said at the time, these allegations were “lurid” and “preposterous”, and were a fishing expedition by the claimants and their legal teams in a politically motivated campaign to muzzle the free press.The reputations of our decent and hard-working journalists were terribly impugned, and today they have been exonerated.As the judgement clearly shows, every single article was legitimately sourced.
“Associated Newspapers thanks Mr Justice Nicklin for the patience and wisdom he has displayed throughout this misguided legal action, which has wasted so much valuable court time and more than £50m in legal costs.We will look to resolve outstanding issues, including the recovery of the costs we have incurred while defending ourselves against this egregious litigation.”
Update from Harry’s Invictus Games Foundation
The Invictus Games Foundation has shared a photograph of Harry today at the event in London. The Duke of Sussex waved and smiled as he headed to Chatham House in central London to attend the 14th Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice.
Prince Harry has lost his £50m phone hacking case
The Duke of Sussex has lost his £50 million privacy claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers Ltd. The prince, alongside other claimants, accused the publisher of publishing stories with information gathered from unlawful information gathering.
A trial began in January, with a ruling being made today. In the ruling, Mr Justice Nicklin said that all the claims against Associated Newspapers Ltd had been dismissed.
“The claimants failed to prove their pleaded allegations of UIG (unlawful information gathering),” he said.
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Prince Harry was 30 minutes early for first public engagement as ruling delayed
The Duke of Sussex appeared to arrive 30 minutes early to his first official engagement in the UK, it has been reported.
The Telegraph claimed that he surprised everyone when he arrived at Chatham House ahead of the High Court’s verdict in his privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
The verdict was expected at 2pm today, but has been delayed.
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High Court’s verdict is imminent
The High Court’s ruling on Prince Harry’s case against the publisher of the Daily Mail is imminent.
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London in full swing for Prince Harry’s arrival
Crowds and several photographers and journalists have been seen outside the place where Prince Harry has made his first public appearance in the UK.
People can be seen standing under the bright sun as the Duke’s event went on.
The Duke of Sussex was seen beaming and waving as he arrived at Chatham House for an Invictus Games event.
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Prince Harry is in central London
The Duke of Sussex looks all dapper in a dark suit as he was pictured in central London for his first official engagement in the UK.
Prince Harry has arrived at Chatham House to attend the 14th Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice
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