Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Prince Harry Sues Daily Mail for Unlawful Acts
Prince Harry and other famous people are in court because they say the Daily Mail newspaper did bad things to them.
They think the newspaper hacked phones, bugged landlines, and tricked people to get private information.
Harry says this has been scary for his family and has caused problems in his relationships.
The newspaper says they didn't do anything wrong and that the people suing them are trying to reopen old issues.
Harry has had other legal cases against different newspapers and has already won some of them.
He is going to give evidence in court to explain what happened.
Prince Harry and other public figures are suing Associated Newspapers for alleged unlawful information gathering and phone hacking.
The trial, which started on Monday, is expected to last up to nine weeks.
Harry and the other claimants allege that the Daily Mail engaged in hacking voicemail, bugging landlines, and obtaining private information by deception.
Associated Newspapers denies wrongdoing and says the lawsuits should have been brought sooner.
Harry is due to give evidence on Thursday, marking his second time testifying in a court case against British tabloids.
- Who
- Prince Harry, Elton John, David Furnish, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost, Doreen Lawrence, Simon Hughes, Associated Newspapers
- What
- Legal battle over alleged unlawful information gathering and phone hacking by British newspapers
- When
- Ongoing trial starting on Monday, with cases spanning from 1993 to 2011 and beyond
- Where
- London's High Court
- Why
- Prince Harry and other claimants allege the press intruded on their privacy and engaged in unlawful acts
- Prince Harry's Claims
- Unlawful information gathering by UK newspapers
- Associated Newspapers
- Accused of breaches of privacy, hiring private investigators, tapping phone calls, and impersonating individuals
- News Group Newspapers
- Apologized for phone hacking, surveillance, and misuse of private information
- Mirror Group Newspapers
- Found guilty of phone hacking, awarded £140,600 in damages to Harry
- Trial Duration
- Up to nine weeks
- Other Claimants
- Elton John, David Furnish, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost, Doreen Lawrence, Simon Hughes
- Alleged Unlawful Acts
- Hacking voicemail, bugging landlines, obtaining private information by deception
- Harry's Evidence
- Due to give evidence on Thursday
Sources
A Look At Prince Harry's Legal Battles With British Newspapers
Prince Harry and Elton John’s lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher to begin
Harry’s lawyer tells UK court Daily Mail complicit in unlawful acts
Explainer-What’s at stake in Prince Harry and others v Daily Mail?
Prince Harry returns to London as major privacy case against Daily Mail publisher begins
