Prince Harry loses privacy invasion lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-07 · 13:46 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Prince Harry has lost his final lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers, concerning privacy invasion claims. On Tuesday, Justice Matthew Nicklin ruled that Prince Harry failed to prove his allegations of unlawful activities by the publisher. The judge stated there was a realistic possibility that the news in question originated from legitimate sources, rejecting the broad inferences made by the Duke of Sussex. This decision ends lawsuits filed by Harry and six others, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, who were seeking substantial damages. The legal costs for these cases were estimated at approximately £40 million.

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The ruling scuttles lawsuits filed by Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley.

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There was a realistic possibility the news came from legitimate sources, according to the judge.

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Justice Matthew Nicklin rejected the broad inferences Prince Harry relied on.

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The judge found Prince Harry failed to prove his privacy invasion claims.

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Prince Harry lost his privacy invasion lawsuit against the Daily Mail publisher.

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Prince Harry’s final lawsuit aimed at taming the British tabloids ended in defeat on Tuesday as a judge found he failed to prove his privacy invasion claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail.Justice Matthew Nicklin rejected the broad inferences the Duke of Sussex had relied on to try to show that Associated Newspapers had engaged in unlawful activities. The judge said there was a realistic possibility the news came from legitimate sources.The ruling scuttles the lawsuits filed by Harry and six others, including singer Elton John and actor-model Elizabeth Hurley, which sought substantial damages and where the legal costs for years of preparation and an 11-week trial were estimated at about £40 million (US$53.5 million).

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