Prince Harry’s emotional testimony offers portrait of privilege and paranoia

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Source: theguardian.com
Prince Harry’s emotional testimony offers portrait of privilege and paranoia

Tetchy responses from Duke of Sussex suggest his relationship with the press has caused a deep, raw wound

A minute before 11.30am on Wednesday, the rescheduled start time for the latest episode of his battle against sections of the British press, Prince Harry slipped into the rear of court 76 at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, flanked by his security detail. Then he took a seat at the back, armed with a bottle of water and a grievance built over decades.

He has been here before, of course. This is the third major newspaper publisher that the Duke of Sussex has pursued at this court over alleged illegal information gathering, but the prince seemed especially eager to have his say against Associated Newspapers, the publishers of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

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