The battle between Prince Harry and the British press intensifies in the trial against the ‘Mirror’ group

2023-06-05 21:51:31

Finally it will have to wait one more day to see the prince henry Giving testimony in court. The Duke of Sussex has avoided going to court this Monday in the trial that he and another hundred people have undertaken against the media group ‘Mirror’ (MGN, in its acronym in English) for allegedly obtaining information illegally. It will be this Tuesday when Enrique appears before the judge, in what he has described as “his life’s work”: his battle against the British press for having provoked important psychological damage to him and his family by publishing hundreds of articles about his private life during years.

Enrique had to appear before the judge this Monday, but his lawyers have justified the absence by assuring that the Duke of Sussex remained in USA until this Sunday night to celebrate the birthday of her sister is Lilibet. This commitment has prevented him from attending court this morning, something he has left “slightly surprised” to the judge handling the case, Timothy Fancourt. Enrique will attend this Tuesday, in an interrogation that will be, predictably, of high voltage.

tapped phones

Henry’s lawyer David Sherbornehas launched this Monday a series of accusations against MGN showing some of the more than 100 articles published between 1996 and 2010 which, according to the son of Carlos III, were written with illegally obtained information. The ‘royal’ defense maintains that both his telephone number and that of people around him was punctured on multiple occasions and that the group’s media hired private investigators to follow their activities, with the aim of knowledge of their top managers.

Sherborne has ensured that Enrique did not have “any moment in his life in which he was safe” from the illegal collection of information. “Nothing was off limits”said the lawyer, who has given as an example the news about the relationship of the Duke of Sussex with his ex-partner Chelsy Davywhich he explains caused the end of courtship and important depressive episodes to Enrique. The lawyer has also shown articles about Princess Diana, with information allegedly obtained illegally, and that indirectly affected Mental health of the prince, who accuses the then editor of the ‘Daily Mirror’, Piers Morganas the main responsible.

iron defense

The group’s defense denied these accusations and has insisted that all the news was written with information obtained legally. Lawyer Andrew Green has described as “total speculation” the accusations of an alleged interception of messages from the Princess Diana. “They do not stand on no solid foundation”, Green has assured, who has indicated that the hiring of private investigators does not demonstrate any illegal conduct. On the allegations of tapping the phones, Green has claimed that there is “no evidence” to suggest that any of the Duke of Sussex’s phones have been hacked on any occasion, despite the fact that the group itself apologized to Harry for another case of hacking. illegal collection of information.

The defense of the MGN group has asked the judge more time to question to Enrique, with which his appearance is expected to extend beyond Tuesday. The prince will submit to harsh questions from lawyers, in an act that some have described as reckless due to the consequences he could have on his life. already deteriorated public image. For now, Enrique remains firm in his determination to uncover the alleged illegal practices of the British press in what is only one of the three processes that he has initiated against them. The other two, which affect the publishing groups of the ‘Daily Mail’ and ‘The Sun’, have not yet been admitted for processing.