{"id":98237,"date":"2025-10-13T03:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T03:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98237"},"modified":"2025-10-13T03:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T03:53:00","slug":"prince-harrys-lawyers-cannot-allege-daily-mail-publisher-targeted-kate-court-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=98237","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry\u2019s lawyers cannot allege Daily Mail publisher targeted Kate, court rules"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lawyers representing Prince Harry and other high-profile British figures cannot use allegations about Prince William\u2019s wife Kate being targeted in their privacy lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail, London\u2019s High Court ruled on Friday.<\/p>\n

Harry, the younger son of King Charles, and six others, including singer Elton John, are suing Associated Newspapers (ANL) over alleged unlawful information gathering dating back 30 years.<\/p>\n

ANL, which also publishes the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline, has always denied any wrongdoing and previously described the claimants\u2019 allegations as \u201cpreposterous smears\u201d.<\/p>\n

The claimants\u2019 lawyers had sought to amend their case to add a swathe of new allegations for the trial, which is due to begin early next year and could see Harry return to the witness box in his last remaining lawsuit against the British press.<\/p>\n

They\u00a0argued last week\u00a0that they should be allowed to rely on evidence that they said showed the Mail was involved in targeting Kate. Her husband, William, is the heir to the throne and Harry\u2019s elder brother.<\/p>\n

Judge Matthew Nicklin ruled, however, that the allegation that Kate was targeted by a private investigator on behalf of a Mail journalist was brought too late before trial.<\/p>\n

In court filings, the claimants\u2019 legal team also made allegations for the first time that details about William\u2019s 21st birthday party in 2003 were obtained by \u201cblagging\u201d \u2013 obtaining confidential details about him by deception.<\/p>\n

The claimants had not sought to add that allegation to their case and it was not ruled upon by the judge. In separate litigation, lawyers have said William and Kate had their mobile phones hacked on behalf of journalists, and William privately settled a claim against\u00a0Rupert Murdoch\u2019s newspaper arm, opens new tab.<\/p>\n

ANL was also able to throw out some parts of the claimants\u2019 case, with Nicklin saying he would reject irrelevant allegations to stop the case \u201cdescending into an uncontrolled and wide-ranging investigation akin to a public inquiry\u201d.<\/p>\n

But some of ANL\u2019s objections on the grounds that the claimants were relying on findings from lawsuits against\u00a0Murdoch\u2019s News Group Newspapers (NGN)\u00a0and the publisher of the Daily Mirror were also refused by the judge.<\/p>\n

A source familiar with the litigation said the claimants would seek permission to appeal against Friday\u2019s ruling. ANL declined to comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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