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Prince Harry attends phone-hacking trial against Daily Mail

Prince Harry and six other prominent figures, including Elton John, have launched a privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail over alleged voicemail hacking and media intrusion dating back three decades. The nine-week trial began at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday.

Reuters

20 January 2026 at 14:30:26

Prince Harry attends phone-hacking trial against Daily Mail

Britain's Prince Harry leaves after attending the start of an expected nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, which Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, at the High Court in London, Britain, January 19, 2026.

Isabel Infantes/Reuters

Prince Harry was seen leaving the Royal Courts of Justice where the nine-week trial of him and other high-profile British figures' privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper's publisher began on Monday (January 19). 


    Harry, the younger son of King Charles, is one of seven claimants – including singer Elton John and actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost – suing Associated Newspapers over allegations of voicemail interception and other serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years, which are strongly denied.


Production: Bahareh Khodabandeh/Reuters

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