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Prince Harry’s Legal Battle Against Mirror Group Newspapers: A Shocking Revelation
Prince Harry’s ongoing legal battle against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), the publisher of the Daily Mail, Sunday Mirror, and Sunday People, has taken a jaw-dropping turn.
Alongside 100 others, Prince Harry is suing MGN over allegations of phone hacking and unlawful information gathering that took place between 1991 and 2011.
The claimants argue that senior editors and executives at MGN were not only aware of these illegal activities but also approved them.
However, MGN, which is owned by Reach, is vehemently denying these accusations, emphasizing that there is no evidence to support the claims.
Nevertheless, in a stunning twist, Prince Harry’s lawyer, David Sherbourne, revealed that MGN failed to call crucial witnesses during the trial, including none other than Piers Morgan, the former editor of the Daily Mirror and a prominent TV presenter.
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This omission has dealt a fatal blow to MGN’s defense against the allegations of unlawful behavior by its tabloid papers.
The claimants sought the judges’ ruling on whether Morgan and other senior figures were involved in these illegal acts.
Despite Morgan’s high-profile status and the publicity surrounding the allegations against him, MGN lawyers deemed it unnecessary to call him as a witness, dismissing the accusations as irrelevant.
Sherbourne expressed his disappointment, stating that MGN’s failure to call Morgan and other journalists leaves enormous, even fatal, holes in the defendant’s case.
Rather than taking the witness stand, Morgan chose to make comments outside the courtroom, a strategic move that has raised eyebrows and sparked speculation about its implications for MGN’s defense.
The trial took an extraordinary turn when Prince Harry himself became the first senior royal to give evidence in court in over 130 years.
He testified for a day and a half, passionately asserting his belief that phone hacking was rampant at MGN’s titles and expressing his hope that the court would recognize him as a victim of these practices.
MGN’s lawyers, in their submissions, attempted to undermine Harry’s motives, claiming that his legal actions against the publisher were not driven by a desire for compensation but rather by a campaign to reform the British press.
They suggested that his resentment towards the media fueled his pursuit for justice.
While MGN did admit during the trial that a private investigator had engaged in unlawfully gathering evidence about Prince Harry on occasion, they maintained that he should receive no more than £500 in damages.
However, this admission may not be sufficient to sway the court in their favor.
As we await the judges’ ruling, the courtroom drama surrounding Prince Harry’s lawsuit against MGN continues to captivate the world.
The implications of this case extend beyond the individuals involved, raising questions about the ethics and practices of the British press as a whole.
The outcome of this legal battle could have far-reaching consequences for the future of journalism in the United Kingdom.
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