Prince Harry Testifies in Court, Accuses Tabloid of Trying to 'Break Up' His Past Relationships
etonline.comPrince Harry made history on Tuesday, becoming the first member of the royal family to testify in court in more than a century.
The 38-year-old Duke of Sussex released a witness statement and took to the stand at the High Court in London, England, in his tabloid case against Mirror Group Newspapers.In his witness statement, Harry outlined his case against the British media company, noting that stories about his personal life have impacted his relationships, mental health, and safety.«Whenever I got into a relationship, they were very keen to report the details but would then, very quickly, seek to try and break it up by putting as much strain on it and creating as much distrust as humanly possible,» Harry shared in his statement, per the BBC. «I simply don’t understand (and never have) how the inner, private details of my relationships… could have anything to do with the well-being of society or the running of the country and therefore be in the public interest.»Harry is married to wife Meghan Markle and the pair share two children, son Archie, 4, and daughter, Lilibet, 2.
The couple famously stepped down from their positions as working members of the royal family in 2021, citing press scrutiny and lack of safety as two of the reasons behind their exit.
Harry added in his statement that the tabloid's stories and alleged phone hacking took a toll on him.«I would say their actions affected every area of my life,» he wrote.«It created a huge amount of paranoia in my relationships.
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