Prince Harry (38) can again go to court against the British tabloids. A court considers parts of a lawsuit by the royals against the publisher of “The Sun” and the discontinued “News of the World” to be permissible, reports the “BBC”, among others.
Harry accuses News Group Newspapers (NGN) that journalists and private investigators who are said to have worked for the “Sun” and “News of the World” used unlawful intelligence gathering methods to obtain information about him. However, the allegation that Harry’s mobile phone was allegedly hacked has become statute-barred and will not be tried.
In the UK, plaintiffs have a six-year window to bring charges of breach of privacy. According to the judge, Harry suspected that he might have been hacked more than a decade ago – and was able to initiate appropriate investigations. At that time there was a major wiretapping scandal surrounding the “News of the World”, which was discontinued in 2011. According to the judge’s assessment, however, further possible methods of obtaining information should be negotiated.
The publishing side had demanded that the lawsuit be dismissed completely, since all allegations were time-barred. However, Harry had argued that he only had enough information for a lawsuit in 2018. The process is scheduled to begin in January 2024, but could last until 2025.
Prince Harry has been taking action against the British tabloids for some time. In June, for example, he testified in a trial in London against the British media group Mirror Group Newspapers. Here, too, it was about methods for illegally obtaining information that had allegedly been used.
