Court Dismissed Prince Harry’s Privacy Lawsuit

Not long after arriving in the United Kingdom for a planned visit to promote the 2027 Invictus Games, Prince Harry was dealt a devastating blow. According to People, a court ruled against Prince Harry in a years-long battle against Associated Newspapers Limited. He and multiple other defendants, including Elton John, claimed the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday published stories about them with unlawfully sourced information.

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“We came to Court seeking justice and accountability. But we have received neither,” Prince Harry and fellow claimant Baroness Doreen Lawrence shared in a joint release obtained by People.

Prince Harry felt the lawsuit was warranted and felt outraged that the courts would side with a tabloid over people.

“It is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected,” the statement added. “However, the lengths to which the Court has gone to exonerate the Mail is as shocking as it is totally unwarranted.”

According to court documents obtained by People, Prince Harry testified in court about the tabloid’s invasion of his privacy during his relationship with Chelsy Davy from 2004 to 2010.

“It feels here like one rule for the newspapers and another for the claimants. While the Claimants presented evidence, Mail journalists simply gave denials, and the Court chose uncritically to believe them, even in the face of inconsistencies, contradictions and blatant untruths that were obvious to neutral observers in Court when compared to the documents,” the statement added. “We presented to the Court evidence which we believed was compelling at the time and remains so now. We would like to thank our legal team for all their hard work and all the witnesses who were brave enough to come forward in the pursuit of justice.”

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