Judge frustrated as Prince Harry won't attend court case after celebrating Lilibet's birthday

The judge presiding over Prince Harry’s High Court phone-hacking case against the publisher of the Daily Mirror has expressed surprise over the duke’s absence from Monday’s proceedings AlannahFrancis1 reports

in case the trial was ready to start hearing his evidence but it has emerged he will now not give evidence until Tuesday after celebrating his daughterHis absence from court prompted frustration, the judge presiding over the case, the honorable Mr Justice Fancourt, said he was “a little surprised” to hear the duke would not be attending court on Monday.

The Duke’s barrister, David Sherborne, said that Harry would attend to give evidence on Tuesday and suggested he was delayed due to his daughter’s birthday party.

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