Prince Harry, who is currently visiting the UK, and musician Elton John lost the lawsuit against the British Daily Mail for violation of privacy, was announced today.
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07/07/2026
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“ Ocomplainants could not prove the allegations of illegal collection of information they had formulated,” the Superior Court of London ruled.
This process opposed the youngest son of King Charles III and other celebrities, including pianist and singer-songwriter Elton John and actress Elizabeth Hurley, to the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), a company owned by Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.
During the trial, which lasted more than two months, these personalities accused the newspapers of intercepting voice messages, listening to phone conversations and even using private detectives to publish more than 50 articles published between 1993 and 2018.
The judgment represents “an overwhelming victory for Daily Mail and its journalists, as well as for freedom of the press in general,” the ANL group was welcomed in a statement.
“It’s a magnificent rehabilitation of Daily Mail journalism,” he added.
This was the last lawsuit brought by Harry, who several years ago led a judicial crusade against the powerful British sensationalist press.
Harry, who lives in California with the wife Meghan and the couple’s two children, blames the photographers ‘paparazzi’ for the death of his mother, Diana, in 1997 in Paris.
By testifying at the Superior Court in January on the verge of tears, he accused the tabloids of making Meghan’s life “absolutely infernal.”.
The media group, for its part, ensured that their journalists had acted within the law and had based themselves on legitimate sources to write the articles.
In the battle against sensationalist press practices, Harry succeeded, in December 2023, in condemning the tabloid Daily Mirror, and in January 2025, reached a financial agreement for an undisclosed amount with the owner of The Sun.
The Supreme Court's decision arose on the eve of Prince Harry's arrival in the UK for a several-day visit, as part of preparations for the 'Invictus Games' 2027, a sporting event that created for former wounded military.
The Duke of Sussex, his official title, was to travel accompanied by Meghan and his seven-year-old Archie, and Lilibet, five years old, for the first time since 2022.
But last weekend it was reported that Meghan and children will not accompany the king's son, whose relationship with the rest of the royal family was complicated following the publication of a critical biography of stepmother Camila and brother William.