Prince Harry accuses court of 'whitewash' after phone hacking case defeat against Daily Mail
Judge Mr Justice Nicklin ruled that seven claimants, including Prince Harry and Baroness Lawrence, failed to prove unlawful information gathering by newspaper publishers.
- On Tuesday, Judge Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed all unlawful information gathering claims filed by The Duke, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, and others against Associated Newspapers Limited, the Daily Mail's publisher.
- Claimants including Sir Elton John and David Furnish alleged ANL staff and private investigators engaged in voicemail interception, landline tapping, and 'blagging'—obtaining information by deception—which the publisher strongly denied.
- Harry and Lady Lawrence described the dismissal as a 'complete and obvious whitewash,' arguing the court uncritically accepted Mail journalists' denials despite inconsistencies and contradictions evident in the evidence presented.
- ANL successfully argued the cases were brought too late under the six-year legal deadline for unlawful information-gathering claims, while former editor Dacre noted Neville, father of the late Stephen, has maintained support for the newspaper.
- The ruling follows Harry's return to the UK on Monday for five days of Invictus Games appearances in London and Birmingham, though his spokesman said the King withdrew a Buckingham Palace lodging offer citing the judgment.
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Prince Harry suffers a severe defeat in the trial against Associated Newspaper. After the verdict, he speaks.
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