Prince Harry vs. The Mirror: Judge Rules ‘Extensive’ Phone Hacking Took Place
variety.comK.J. Yossman Prince Harry has received a judgement in his case against British tabloid newspaper The Mirror. Mr Justice Fancourt, who presided over the trial earlier this year, said he found “extensive” phone hacking between 2006 and 2011, the PA reports.
Judge Fancourt, who handed down his lengthy judgment on Friday morning, local time, added that the British royal’s phone was likely hacked “to a modest extent.” He has been awarded “modest” damages, amounting to £140,600 ($180,000).
Harry, who now lives in California, sued the paper’s publisher Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), alleging that more than 30 stories it had printed about him dating back to the early 2000s had been written as a result of “unlawful information gathering,” colloquially known as hacking.
The judge said Harry had proved his case in 15 of those. Judge Fancourt did not hand down an over-all ruling but instead gave detailed findings on each of the stories, determining whether or not he found the prince’s allegations credible.
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