Chicago – January 21, 2026
Prince Harry has taken the witness stand at London’s High Court in his high-stakes phone hacking and privacy lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
The Duke of Sussex, 41, is the first witness to give evidence in the nine-week trial targeting Associated Newspapers, which he accuses of unlawful information gathering over more than a decade. Harry is among seven high-profile claimants, including Elton John and actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, who allege their voicemails were intercepted and private data, such as financial and medical records, was obtained by illicit means.
Harry’s case focuses on 14 Mail articles published between 2001 and 2013, which his lawyers say were sourced from systematic phone hacking and other illegal tactics. Associated Newspapers denies all wrongdoing, calling the claims “absurd” and insisting its journalists obtained stories lawfully, as tens of millions of dollars in potential damages hang on the outcome.
