Prince Harry appeared on Tuesday morning in the High Court of London, UK, to testify in a lawsuit against the Daily Mirror accusing the British newspaper of publishing several articles based on decades of illegal wiretapping. The Duke of Sussex’s complaint was filed along with three others against Mirror Group Newspapers, the company that owns the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and The People newspapers.
During his testimony, Harry stated that the paper’s publications had destroyed friendships and relationships, sending him into a spiral of depression. The British prince spoke about his relationship with the press, saying that articles in which he was quoted as a child were quite aggressive. “I have felt hostility from the press since I was born,” he said in response to a question, according to the BBC website.
Regarding how he realized he was the victim of illegal information gathering, the youngest son of the King of England explained: [jornais] the tabloids often published articles about me, which were often erroneous, but interspersed with bits of truth that I now think were probably obtained through voicemail tapping and/or illegal intelligence gathering. These facts created an alternative and distorted version of me and my life for the general public.”
This is the first time in over a century that a member of the royal family has testified in court. The court started yesterday, but the prince was absent because of the birthday of the youngest daughter.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
I am Michael Melvin, an experienced news writer with a passion for uncovering stories and bringing them to the public. I have been working in the news industry for over five years now, and my work has been published on multiple websites. As an author at 24 News Reporters, I cover world section of current events stories that are both informative and captivating to read.