Prince Harry and the phone hacking scandal
Prince Harry has faced cross-examination in court this week after contending that journalists working for the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People hacked his phone to illegally obtain stories about his private life.
Harry said, “I believe that phone hacking was at an industrial scale across at least three of the papers at the time and that is beyond doubt. To have a decision against me and any other people that come behind me with their claims, given that Mirror Group have accepted hacking … yes, I would feel some injustice.”
The Mirror’s barrister, Andrew Green KC, argued that many of the stories Harry claims were obtained through illegal means had already been published in other newspapers. He also claims that “There is not a single item of call data, at any time, to your mobile phone.”
As the trial continues, let’s take a look at which papers have chosen to sympathise with or stand against the prince this week. It should come as no surprise, and in situations like this, it becomes glaringly apparent how inundated the UK media is with right-wing views.
Prince Harry launches political attack on historic day of evidence at High Court
Prince Harry’s paranoia reveals a man who has failed to cope with his fame
Prince Harry court: Piers Morgan ‘could have injected’ phone-hacked material into stories
Duke tells court ‘every single article played a destructive role’ in his life at phone hacking trial
Sky News
Prince Harry breaks down after admitting ‘I don’t know’ 18 times in three hours as he stumbles in High Court grilling
Prince Harry appeared to choke up in court after almost eight hours of questioning
Harry must have longed for the schmaltzy embrace of Oprah! The Duke of Sussex initially seemed pleased to finally have his day in court… but after five bruising hours of cross-examination one wonders if he felt quite so buoyant
The Guardian view on Prince Harry: rewriting the rules of royalty
Prince Harry: deluded and dangerous –
the ridiculous duke remains the poster boy for the elite’s war on press freedom.
Prince Harry complains again, this time in court
