Harry seeking at least £200,000 in damages over alleged hacking including while Rebekah Brooks was editor
Prince Harry’s war against the British tabloid media will resume on Tuesday as the royal attempts to drag the Sun’s former editoragreed to pay $787.5m
Harry is seeking at least £200,000 in damages and alleges that the Sun newspaper illegally hacked his voicemails and hired private investigators to blag private information about his relationships during the 2000s, including when Brooks was editor. The preliminary court hearing is expected to see fresh testimony from Harry about the impact of the stories on his family life, including references to his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II. The timing could be awkward for King Charles, with the court hearing taking place just 10 days before his coronation. Harry has previouslybetween the royal family and Murdoch’s media company not to bring legal cases against the British newspaper industry.
The big question is how much money Harry is willing to commit to his cause. Other celebrities have settled their claims alleging wrongdoing by the Sun and Brooks for large sums of money on the eve of trial, citing the eye-watering legal costs of forcing one of the world’s biggest media companies to go to trial. In 2021, the actor Sienna Millera large settlement, tearfully stating she did not have “countless millions of pounds to spend on the pursuit of justice”.
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