![]() The case is broken into two parts: a generic case that lasted nearly three weeks in which Harry’s lawyer laid out evidence of alleged skullduggery at the newspapers the second part, starting Monday, with the four claimants testifying about specific acts targeting them. The trial is a test case involving four claimants, including two members of Britain’s longest-running soap opera, “Coronation Street.” But the verdict could determine the outcome of hacking claims also made against Mirror Group by the estate of the late singer George Michael, former Girls Aloud member Cheryl and former soccer player Ian Wright. Mirror lawyer Andrew Green said a substantial proportion of the articles at issue involved a “breathtaking level of triviality” and that with the exception of a few instances of unlawful information gathering, the company’s reporters had used public records and sources to legally obtain information. Morgan has publicly denied involvement in phone hacking, as has Mirror Group in its court submissions. Harry’s lawyer, David Sherborne, said unlawful acts by reporters and editors at the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People were “widespread and habitual” and carried out on “an industrial scale.” He pointed the finger at management, in particular TV personality Piers Morgan, a former Daily Mirror editor. ![]() The trial is focusing on 33 of those stories. It apologized in court papers and said Harry and two of the other three claimants in the case were due compensation.īut the admission involving Harry - the hiring of a private eye to dig up unspecified dirt for an article about his nightclubbing - wasn’t among the nearly 150 articles between 19 for which he claimed Mirror Group reporters used phone hacking and other illegal methods to gather material. The two were jailed, and the reporter apologized for hacking phones used by aides of Harry, his older brother, Prince William, and their father.Ī full-blown hacking scandal erupted five years later when it was revealed that the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid eavesdropped on voicemails on the phone of a slain girl, forcing the paper to close and launching a public inquiry.Īt the outset of the proceedings, Mirror Group appeared to fall on its sword, acknowledging instances when its newspapers unlawfully gathered information. News that British journalists hacked phones for scoops first emerged in 2006 with the arrest of a private investigator and the royals reporter at the now-defunct News of the World. Reforming the news media has become one of his life’s missions. He also cites harassment and intrusion by the British Press and “vicious, persistent attacks” on his wife, Meghan, including racist articles, as the reason the couple left royal life and fled to the U.S. ![]() The prince blames paparazzi for causing the car crash that killed his mother, the late Princess Diana. In court documents, he described his relationship with the press as “uneasy” in court documents, but it runs much deeper than that. The Daily Mirror case is one of three Harry has brought alleging phone hacking and other invasions of his privacy, dating back to when he was a boy. ![]() HARRY’S HISTORY WITH PHONE HACKING AND PAPARAZZI ![]()
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