The Duke of Sussex and six other high-profile claimants must make a £9.54m interim payment by 4pm on 28 August towards the Daily Mail publisher’s legal costs after losing their High Court case over allegations of unlawful information gathering, a judge has ruled.Associated Newspapers Ltd strongly denied the claims made by Prince Harry and co-claimants including Doreen Lawrence and Elton John.Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed all the claims last month after an 11-week trial in London earlier this year.The court has been told that ANL’s total costs were more than £34m.More details soon …
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Prince Harry and others ordered to pay interim £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher
Prince Harry and six other claimants, including Doreen Lawrence and Elton John, have been ordered by a judge to pay an interim sum of £9.54 million towards the legal costs of Associated Newspapers Ltd. This payment is due by 4 pm on August 28th.
Caroline DaviesThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-08-21 · 13:06 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Prince Harry and six other claimants, including Doreen Lawrence and Elton John, have been ordered by a judge to pay an interim sum of £9.54 million towards the legal costs of Associated Newspapers Ltd. This payment is due by 4 pm on August 28th. The order follows the claimants' unsuccessful High Court case, which alleged unlawful information gathering by the Daily Mail publisher. Associated Newspapers Ltd had strongly denied these allegations. Mr. Justice Nicklin dismissed all the claims last month after an 11-week trial. The court was informed that Associated Newspapers Ltd's total costs for the case exceeded £34 million.
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Associated Newspapers Ltd's total costs were more than £34m.
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Associated Newspapers Ltd denied the claims made by Prince Harry and co-claimants.
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The claimants lost their high court case over allegations of unlawful information gathering.
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Prince Harry and six other claimants must pay an interim £9.54m towards the Daily Mail publisher's legal costs.
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