King Charles tried to stop Prince Harry's hacking claim, court hears
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:38 pm
By Dominic Casciani & Francesca Gillett
BBC News
King Charles tried to stop the Duke of Sussex taking legal action against newspapers over alleged phone-hacking, court papers claim.
In a witness statement, Prince Harry said he was "summoned to Buckingham Palace" and told to drop the cases because of the effect on the family.
The duke is suing the publisher of the Sun, News Group Newspapers, over alleged unlawful information-gathering.
But NGN wants to stop the claim, saying Harry has run out of time to bring it.
The case is one of three major cases that Prince Harry has made against tabloid newspapers, all alleging unlawful information-gathering. The other cases concern the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail groups.
Prince Harry accuses the Sun's journalists and private investigators working for them of illegal intrusion into his personal life, dating back to when he was a teenager.
In documents revealed at the High Court on Tuesday, Harry claimed that Buckingham Palace and the newspaper group had struck a backroom deal - which is why he did not bring a claim earlier. He said he first became aware of the alleged deal in around 2012.
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