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Harry Humiliated as Mirror Group Offers Only £500 Compensation
Prince Harry’s claims against the publisher of the Mirror have taken an unexpected turn as the High Court heard that he should only be compensated with a mere £500.
Mirror Group newspapers argued that the Duke of Sussex was not a victim of phone hacking, but instead, his legal claim was merely a means to advance his campaign for press reform.
The publisher has acknowledged one instance of unlawfully obtaining Harry’s private information at a nightclub and has issued an apology.
Today, their KC, Andrew Green, suggested that the Duke should receive no more than £500 in damages for this isolated incident.
Furthermore, the barrister stated that the rest of Harry’s case should be dismissed, emphasizing that his unique role in public life did not exempt him from the responsibility of proving his claims.
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The courtroom drama seems to have yielded very little for Harry.
The proposed compensation of £500 would barely cover the expenses of another court appearance.
It appears that Harry will now have to fund his own legal battles, especially after his wife’s actions resulted in the loss of potential merchandising deals.
This recent development only reinforces the notion that Harry could only offer his own words without any concrete evidence.
To clarify, the £500 compensation would only apply to one instance admitted by the Mirror Group before the trial.
None of the 33 cases that Harry was suing for, and for which he presented no substantial evidence, are included.
This means that even if he were to lose the trial, he might still be liable for the costs.
Although the admission of one instance of unlawful information gathering by MJN is significant, it is unrealistic to expect that Harry would receive a meager sum of £500.
This amount can be seen as a slap in the face considering the circumstances.
The trial has been ongoing for several weeks, accumulating millions of pounds in legal costs for both parties involved.
Throughout the seven-week trial, four representative claimants, including Harry, have provided testimonies.
MJN, the publisher of The Mirror, Sunday Mirror, and Sunday People, has largely contested the claims, arguing that some were brought forward too late.
As closing arguments commenced, Andrew Green, KC for MJN, stated in a written submission that the majority of payment records to third parties either do not pertain to Harry or involve unlawful information gathering.
He further explained that these records are related to legitimate inquiries or unrelated to the articles mentioned in the Duke’s claim.
Green emphasized that proving an individual is a victim of general and widespread media intrusion, resulting in negative consequences, is not the same as demonstrating that they were victims of specific newspaper titles engaging in unlawful voicemail interception and other illegal information gathering techniques.
In light of this, Green proposed that the Duke of Sussex should be awarded a maximum compensation of £500, considering that the single invoice naming him only refers to inquiries on one isolated occasion, with the small sum of £75 suggesting limited inquiries.
At the beginning of the trial in May, Green expressed the publisher’s unreserved apology to the Duke for this particular incident and acknowledged his entitlement to appropriate compensation.
However, the newspaper group vehemently denies ever hacking Prince Harry.
Concluding their case, Green expressed immense sympathy for the Duke, acknowledging the extraordinary level of media intrusion he has faced throughout his life.
Nonetheless, he asserted that being a victim of widespread media intrusion does not prove that the Mirror’s titles hacked him.
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