Court rejects Prince Harry's claims against Daily Mail

Prince Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex has strongly criticized a British court ruling that dismissed his lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail, accusing the tabloid of carrying out illegal phone hacking and other unlawful information-gathering activities targeting him and six other high-profile figures, including Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, and anti-racism campaigner Doreen Lawrence.

In a judgment delivered by Matthew Nicklin of the High Court in London, the court ruled that the alleged unlawful activities had "not been proven" and found no direct liability on the part of the Daily Mail's publisher, CE Report quotes ANSA.

The ruling was issued as Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, began a closely watched visit to the United Kingdom.

Reacting to the decision, Prince Harry and co-claimant Doreen Lawrence released a joint statement describing the verdict as "a complete and obvious cover-up." They called the ruling "shocking and entirely unjustified," while adding that, in their view, it was "sadly not unexpected."

The lawsuit alleged that the newspaper's publisher had engaged in illegal interception of communications and other unlawful methods of obtaining private information over a number of years. However, the court concluded that the evidence presented was insufficient to establish that the alleged misconduct had occurred.

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