Prince Harry's phone-hacking lawsuit against Daily Mail to go to trial in 2026


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  • Tuesday, 26 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and lawyer David Sherborne depart the Rolls Building of the High Court, in London, Britain June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures' privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail newspaper's publisher will go to trial in early 2026, London's High Court heard on Tuesday, with the parties' legal costs set to exceed 38 million pounds ($47.8 million).

Harry, the younger son of King Charles, is one of seven claimants suing Associated Newspapers over allegations of voicemail interception – commonly known as phone-hacking – and other serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years.

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