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Daily Mirror tabloid apologizes to Henry of England for spying on him for 16 years

2023-05-10T16:45:53.047Z

Highlights: Prince Harry claims he was victim of illegal data collection by the editor of the Daily Mirror. He also defends that both his father and mother, the late Diana of Wales and some of his ex-girlfriends suffered such espionage. Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) has apologised to Prince Harry at a hearing held at the High Court in London. The hearing is scheduled to last seven more weeks, becoming the first member of the royal family to go to trial in the coming months, writes Julian Zelizer.


The editor of the British newspaper admits the facts, which occurred between 1995 and 2011, and points to the royal family as the source of direct information about the youngest son of Charles III


These are not easy months for Prince Harry of England. To his clear and evident distance with his family after the publication of In the shadow, the memoirs that ended up breaking the little that united them, we must add the trial of the protagonist for the alleged illegal collection of private information by the British tabloids. It seems that after complicated months in which each of his movements have been analyzed with a magnifying glass, good and expected news arrives for him.

The group that owns British tabloids such as The Mirror, the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), has apologised to Prince Harry at a hearing held at the High Court in London. The youngest son of Charles III claims to be the victim of illegal data collection by the editor of the Daily Mirror between 1995 and 2011. He also defends that both his father and mother, the late Diana of Wales and some of his ex-girlfriends suffered such espionage. The Duke of Sussex says it caused him "great distress" and that it generated insecurity for both him and those around him.

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Andrew Green, representing MGN, has explained in court that the publisher "apologizes unreservedly" for having hired a private investigator to obtain information and publish stories about Harry. But Green says that, according to the editor, of the 33 articles that the prince presented to the Court as evidence, claiming that they had been obtained through illegal activities, 28 were not. In fact, the defender goes further and points to the royal family as a source of direct information about the current Duke of Sussex. "Many [articles] came from information released by or on behalf of royal houses or members of the royal family," he said, without naming names. The director, through his representative, admits that the Sunday of his group The Sunday People paid, in 2004, 75 pounds sterling (about 140 euros at the current exchange rate) to a private investigator to collect information on the conduct of Prince Harry in Chinawhite, an exclusive nightclub in London's Soho.

David Sherborne, lawyer and spokesman for Prince Harry, absent from these hearings but who will have to be present at the trial to be held in the coming months, has exposed in court how MGN journalists booked a hotel in Bazaruto, a small island off the coast of Mozambique, where he was staying with his then partner. Chelsy Davy. This persecution ended with Davy breaking off her relationship with the prince because palace life "wasn't for her." In addition to causing the breakup, that constant stalking by the media also distanced his loved ones: "His circle of friends became smaller and smaller. He completely lost numerous friendships, which led him to go through episodes of depression and paranoia."

Sherbone recalled during the hearing the images of Enrique walking behind his mother's coffin, in 1997: "Since that moment, as a teenager and in his stage with the Army as an adult, he has been subjected to the most intrusive methods of obtaining personal information." At the moment, it is unknown if the apology also implies financial compensation; We will probably have to wait until the end of the trial in which the parties are immersed, in a couple of months.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrives at the High Court in London, March 27, 2023.Kirsty Wigglesworth (AP)

Enrique is not the only well-known face who has sued the MGN group for these illegal activities. Others such as musician Elton John and actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost have sued this and other tabloids. Following confirmation that these illegal wiretaps existed, spokesman Green said on Wednesday that all of them are entitled to "appropriate compensation".

The plaintiffs' defense maintains that the executives of the group knew at all times the existence of these illegal practices of obtaining private messages to obtain exclusives but that, despite being aware of it, they did not take measures in this regard to stop it.

The hearing is scheduled to last seven more weeks. In fact, Prince Harry must go to the witness stand in the coming months, becoming the first member of the royal family to go to trial.

Source: elparis

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