Prince Harry Accuses Royal Family of 'Withholding' Information From Him About Phone Hacking

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Prince Harry is speaking out against the royal family. The latest royal drama happened on Tuesday when, as part of The Duke of Sussex's lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), Harry submitted a witness statement that included claims against the so-called «Institution.» ET has reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.In the lawsuit, Harry, along with public figures including Sir Elton John, Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley, allege unlawful information gathering.

The publisher «vigorously denies» all the claims against it, reported.In his witness statement, Harry, who is currently in London for the legal hearings, mentioned an alleged phone hacking scandal in 2005, the extent of which he claims he was not aware of until recently.«My understanding was that a voicemail my brother had left for me had been accessed and published.

Aside from that, I thought that the hacking had been confined to the phones of members of staff,» Harry said. «I did not know that my phone had been hacked and thought that no one would be so stupid as to hack my own phone given the security implications and consequences of my private information and whereabouts ending up in the wrong hands.»Harry additionally stated that, from 2005, he «never had any interface or interaction with the family representative,» whom he now believes «was clearly getting instructions from within the Institution not to involve myself or William about phone hacking by the News of the World.»«No one was ever brought together for a discussion and there were no structured meetings of any sort, certainly none that I was invited to or made aware of,» he said. "...