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Prince Harryis expected to take the witness stand in London this summer to testify against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering.
The Duke of Sussex, 38, is expected to testify in early to mid-June, theAssociated Pressreported Wednesday, citing lawyers and a preliminary schedule of witnesses. The trial itself begins May 9 — just three days after thecoronationofKing CharlesandQueen Camilla. Itremains unclearwhether Prince Harry andMeghan Marklewill attend the crowning ceremony.
Mirror Group Newspapers is the publisher of theDaily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, Daily Expressand more, andPrince Harryalleges that his phone voicemails were hacked. Contesting the claims, the powerhouse publisher argues that they were brought too late, according to the AP.Prince Harrylaunched the claimin 2019.
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The Duke of Sussex is one of four “representative” claimants chosen as “test cases” from a larger group of high-profile figures suing the publisher,The Independentreported. The other claimants are actress Nikki Sanderson, actor Michael Turner and Fiona Wightman, ex-wife of comedian Paul Whitehouse.
The trial is set to run for six to seven weeks, andPrince Harry’s claim is expected to take three days,The Independentsaid. The appearance also will mark Harry’s second time at High Court in three months. Last week, he attendedthree out of the four daysof hearings that will determine whether his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers goes to trial.
Prince Harry,Elizabeth Hurley,Elton John, John’s husband David Furnish and more are suing Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), publisher of theDaily MailandMail on Sunday, for illegal information gathering. The four-day hearing commenced to consider legal arguments from both sides, as ANL argues that the case should be thrown out.
It is due to conclude with a judge’s ruling on whether the case should go to trial.Reutersreports that Justice Matthew Nicklin, who is presiding over the case, is not expected to make a decision for a few weeks.
According to the outlet, Nicklin toldPrince Harry’s lawyer David Sherborne that if the case did advance, it would be a “massive trial” lasting a “substantial period of time.”
source: people.com
