It’s Not About Prince Harry’s Phone Hackingposted at 10:19 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time
Imogene James
Live reporter
You’d be forgiven if you thought this was the next installment in the very public phone hacking case involving Prince Harry that has taken place over the past few years.
However, this case involved Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), a different group of publishers.
Prince Harry successfully argued that MGN collected information about him illegally, from 1996 to 2010, and that MGN should cover all of the Duke’s legal costs, as well as more than £300,000 in damages.
After the ruling, an MGN spokesperson said: “Where historic wrongdoing has occurred, we unreservedly apologize, have taken full responsibility and paid compensation.”
Prince Harry also attempted to file a phone hacking claim in this new case against News Group Newspapers, which includes The Sun, but was not allowed due to time constraints.
Instead, this case will focus on 30 items that Prince Harry’s team believes were obtained illegally. They will also argue that senior executives were involved in a cover-up, alleging they knew about the illegal practices.
