Prince Harry arrives at London court for second day during surprise UK visit
ok.co.ukPrince Harry has returned to the Royal Courts of Justice for a second day during his surprise trip to the UK.The Duke of Sussex, 38, arrived at the central London court just after 10am for day two of the preliminary hearing in his claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).
Harry is part of a group – along with Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Sir Elton John and David Furnish and actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley – who are bringing claims over allegations the Daily Mail publisher carried out or commissioned illegal or unlawful information-gathering.The allegations – which are denied – include the hiring of private investigators to place listening devices inside cars and the accessing and recording of private phone conversations.
Lawyers for ANL, which is also the publisher of The Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, said the allegations are “firmly” denied and that the “stale” claims have been brought too late as it made a bid to throw out the cases.
Adrian Beltrami KC, for the publisher, argued in written submissions the legal actions have been brought too late and that the cases were “largely inferential”.The Duke, Sir Elton, Mr Furnish, Baroness Lawrence and Ms Frost all attended at least part of the start of a four-day hearing on Monday.The hearing before Mr Justice Nicklin is due to finish on Thursday with a decision expected at a later date.
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