Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay Daily Mail publisher £9.5m
Prince Harry and six other high-profile figures have been ordered to pay £9.54 million in interim legal costs to the Daily Mail's publisher after losing a privacy lawsuit. The judge dismissed the allegations of unlawful information-gathering, marking a significant legal defeat for the claimants.
Why it matters
This ruling underscores the high financial stakes of privacy litigation involving media organizations and public figures.
Image source, Getty Images By Ella Kipling Published 5 minutes ago Prince Harry and a group of six other high-profile figures have been ordered to make an initial payment of £9.54m to the Daily Mail's publisher after they lost their High Court privacy case.
The claimants, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of unlawful information-gathering, which ANL strenuously denied.
On 7 July, Judge Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the claims and said the public figures had failed to prove the allegations.
It comes just days after the Duke and Duchess announced their plan to return to the UK, with their children Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, enrolled to start school in September.
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