The Duke of Sussex has announced plans to challenge the High Court ruling that dismissed his privacy claims against the publisher of the Daily Mail. Prince Harry and several other high-profile claimants have launched a bid to take their case to the Court of Appeal.
Background to the Legal Battle
In July, the Duke of Sussex saw his 14 claims against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) dismissed by the High Court. He had sued the publisher over allegations of unlawful information-gathering, which ANL consistently denied.
Prince Harry was joined in the legal action by other notable figures, including Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, the mother of Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager murdered in a racist attack in South East London in 1993.
Statement on the Court of Appeal Bid
Announcing the appeal, Prince Harry said in a statement: “We came to court seeking justice and accountability. But we have received neither.”
The Duke had previously criticised the July ruling, describing it as a “complete and obvious whitewash” after his privacy battle against the Daily Mail publisher came to an end.
The Court of Appeal bid marks the latest stage in the long-running dispute between the claimants and ANL over the alleged unlawful information-gathering practices.
