“He’s On The Edge Of Reality” Prince Harry Loses Bid To Sue The Sun Over Phone Hacking

Prince Harry cannot bring a phone hacking claim against The Sun after a judge threw out his case at the High Court. The Duke of Sussex brought the claim against the newspaper’s publisher, News Group Newpapers (NGN), claiming he was the victim of hacking on behalf of journalists and private investigators for The Sun and the now-defunct News Of The World between 1996 and 2011. At an earlier hearing in April, the paper s owners News Group Newspapers argued the duke had run out of time to bring a claim and in a hearing on Thursday the judge agreed. The judge also refused to allow Harry to rely on an alleged “secret agreement” between the royal family and senior executives at NGN as part of his claim. But the judge agreed the duke s claim over other allegations and use of private investigators can proceed to trial in January 2024. TalkTV’s Kevin O’Sullivan is joined by Defund The BBC’s Rebecca Ryan to discuss the story. A spokesperson for NGN said: “The High Court has today, in a significant victory for News Group Newspapers (“NGN”), dismissed The Duke of Sussex’s phone hacking claims against both the News of the World and The Sun. “As we reach the tail end of litigation, NGN is drawing a line under disputed matters, some of which date back more than 20 years ago. “In arguing his case, the Duke of Sussex had alleged a “secret agreement” existed between him/Buckingham Palace and NGN which stopped NGN from asserting that the Duke’s claim had been brought too late. “The Judge, Mr Justice Fancourt, found his claims in relation to the alleged “secret agreement” were not plausible or credible. “It is quite clear there was never any such agreement and it is only the Duke who has ever asserted there was. “Mr Justice Fancourt then dismissed the Duke’s phone hacking claims against both the News of the World and The Sun on the grounds that the claim had been brought too late. “This substantially reduces the scope of his legal claim. The exact nature and scope of any trial of the remainder will be the subject of further hearings.” #princeharry #royalfamily #royals #talktv #talkradio