Prince Harry has recently suffered another big blow after his explosive 95-minute interview with journalist Tom Bradby missed out on a spot on the National Television Awards shortlist.
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Prince Harry looks set for a courtroom battle with The Sun newspaper’s publisher in the UK.
The British royal’s damages claim over allegations of unlawful information gathering can go ahead to trial, a High Court judge has ruled. The case could be heard next year.
However, the Duke of Sussex’s claims of phone hacking were dismissed and won’t form part of the lawsuit.
Prince Harry claims journalists and private investigators working for The Sun and the News of the World have used unlawful methods to obtain information about him. He made similar claims in his Netflix doc series Harry and Meghan.
The News of the World was shuttered in 2011 after it emerged an investigator working for the paper had intercepted voicemails of the missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler, giving her family false hope she was alive.
News Group Newspapers (NGN) denies the allegations.
NGN lawyers argued he has taken too long to bring the claim, as UK law dictates claimants have six years after breaches. However, a court previously heard there was a “secret agreement” in place between Buckingham Palace and NGN that stopped Harry taking action before.
In March, he disclosed details of the alleged agreement, which the BBC reports meant any privacy actions should be delayed and settled out of court.
According to the BBC, the case could include several famous faces such as Hugh Grant, who has been a key player in privacy wars against the UK’s tabloid newspapers. The trial is due to start in January 2024 but could push into 2025.
Prince Harry is also taking legal action against the Mirror Group and the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday over alleged privacy breaches.
Last month, he gave testimony against the Mirror’s publishers in London.
The Sun has been in
Prince Harry has recently suffered another big blow after his explosive 95-minute interview with journalist Tom Bradby missed out on a spot on the National Television Awards shortlist.
spare?Prince Harry, 38, is still looking for an apology from his family, according to one royal expert, as tensions continue to rage on.“Prince Harry allegedly still wants and expects a full apology, [and] ‘recollections may vary’ continues to be the royals’ perspective on things as much as we can tell,” royal biographer Gareth Russell told Us Weekly this week, referencing the royal response to the couple’s 2021 blockbuster interview with Oprah Winfrey. Russell was asked if Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, 42, will be invited to join the royal family in their commemoration of the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September.“I suppose we’ll find out one way or the other someday, whether they were invited, but I would be stunned if they had said yes and went to it,” Russell said.The author of “The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court,” due out Dec.
Prince William just recently received a handful of new ranks from his father, King Charles III.
UK’s Closer Weekly.“Kate has been in touch with Harry to tell him to keep his chin up and not worry too much about these temporary setbacks,” an unidentified source claimed to the outlet last week.The source also alleged that throughout the familial turmoil, Middleton’s relationship with Harry has “remained intact.”“She feels very sorry for him right now,” the source continued. “Seeing him go through all these setbacks is very difficult to witness and it tugs at her heartstrings — especially as his court trial is taking place so close to their home.”The Post reached out to representatives for Harry and Kensington Palace for comment.Harry visited London in June to testify against the publisher of UK’s Daily Mirror as part of his ongoing claim that its journalists hacked his phone years ago.Meanwhile, he was granted an allowance last month to take News Group Newspapers to trial over allegations it used “illegal methods” to gather information against him, according to People.
Prince William is now in charge of Prince Harry’s former military unit — by order of their father, King Charles III.
King Charles III has bestowed new military titles to Prince William, the next in line to the British royal throne and his eldest son, as well as his wife, Kate Middleton. Buckingham Palace announced this week that William now holds the titles of Colonel-in-Chief of The Mercian Regiment, Colonel-in-Chief of The Army Air Corps, and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the RAF Valley.As for Kate, she is now Commodore-in-Chief of the Fleet Air Arm, Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards, and Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the RAF Coningsby.Other members of the royal family to receive new military titles include King Charles himself, his wife, Queen Camilla, the king's youngest brother, Prince Edward, his wife, Sophie, Charles' sister, Princess Anne, and the late Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Prince Richard.
Whilst one would expect that if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be moving their young family anywhere, it would either be to Meghan's home country of Canada, or back to the United Kingdom where Prince Harry's family is based, this isn't the case.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are hoping to return to the UK!
The royal family website has been updated and no longer uses the “HRH” title in reference to Prince Harry.
Hours before Meghan Markle turned 42, she stepped out for a date night with her husband, Prince Harry.
Balmoral Castle in Scotland.This summer marks the first time that the Firm has returned to the residence since the passing of Queen Elizabeth last September.However, exiled royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t be joining the family, following their move to Montecito, California, in 2020.According to expert and royal broadcaster Katie Nicholl, the Duke of Sussex, 38, “must miss his family more than ever” this year as he’s “not coming back to the UK for the summer.”Nicholl also told Closer Magazine, per the Mirror, that Harry wants his children, Lilibet and Archie, to “have a special relationship with their cousins” as he did.The former army man and his brother, Prince William, have had an icy relationship for the last several years. Nicholl added that Harry’s life in the United States with Markle, 41, and their kids is “very different” from that of his relatives.“You have to wonder whether the novelty of that has worn off,” she said.But the former actress and the Invictus Games founder were reportedly given an “open invitation” by King Charles to visit Balmoral, according to the Daily Mail.Royal editor Rebecca English wrote for the publication late last month: “All family members, I am told, are expected to stay at some point over the next few weeks.
an unidentified source told People in this week’s issue. “Meghan is always supportive of it though.
Meghan Markle might be having a change of heart, but is it too late?
have seemingly built a new life for themselves since moving from the United Kingdom to California in 2020.Since their move, they have dropped a number of projects, including a Netflix series about their dramatic exile from the royal family, and have even partied with a plethora of celebrity pals. But in recent weeks, some of their friends — including Victoria and David Beckham — have allegedly given the Duke and Duchess of Sussex the ax.Markle, 41, and Harry, 38, have now reportedly found a new inner circle and won’t be staying silent — just as the Hollywood A-list is beginning to shun them.
Prince William offered an olive branch to his brother Prince Harry after a fraught phone call from King Charles.
The Mail on Sunday that David is “absolutely bloody furious” after accusations supposedly flew during a tense phone call between the couples.“Any making up now is so unlikely,” the insider claimed.The Beckhams were present at the royal pair’s wedding in 2018, and were “very supportive” of Meghan’s arrival in the UK, the source said.In the wake of their fallout, Meghan has seemingly replaced one Victoria with another: Victoria Jackson, a cosmetics magnate and the couple’s neighbor in Montecito, California.The Post has reached out to reps for both the Beckhams and the Sussexes for comment.“Victoria [Jackson] is a dynamic force. She’s someone who built a business but has also overcome adversity in her private life,” a second source told the outlet.
Members of the Royal Family are said to be "encouraged" by the recent tactical movements of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Since stepping down as a senior working royal in 2020, Prince Harry hasn’t been shy about standing up for himself — and has attempted to do so through several lawsuits.
Well, this isn’t exactly going Prince Harry‘s way!
Prince Harry‘s case against News Group Newspapers will go to trial early next year — without his phone hacking claims.