This week, the Duke of Sussex was back in court again, as he brought his legal case against Mirror Group Newspapers.
Prince Harry case against the Mirror
The Duke of Sussex testified in his case against the Mirror Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful information gathering on Tuesday and Wednesday. Prince Harry was rebuked by a High Court judge for missing the first day of proceedings because of his daughter Princess Lilibet’s birthday.
Over two days Prince Harry took to the witness box to give evidence, and in his witness statement said he thought the Government was at “rock bottom”.
Many are unconvinced by Prince Harry’s case, as they argued that it lacks hard evidence. Many condemned his criticism of press intrusion, saying he betrayed the privacy of his own family for money with his memoir Spare.
I sympathise with his outrage and distress that journalists betrayed his privacy by persistent intrusive reporting, including selectively and publicly opinionating on his personal relationships.
His hypocrisy in doing exactly the same to his family, with extra unproven allegations of racism and spiteful one-sided accounts of family spats is thus all the more appalling. It’s exactly the same: a betrayal of privacy for money.
I wonder if the KC will probe exactly this - whether it is ever acceptable to exploit one’s access to another person’s private life and sell it to the highest bidder?"
The British government might not be very good and leave a lot to be desired, but it is our government and whether we like it or not, it represents us until the next election.
In return for the privileges and titles, the Royal family do not openly interfere with the country's politics or show bias. Something else Prince Harry chooses to ignore.
I really think if he wishes to criticise our country and government he has lost the right to be a British prince. He should properly become a private individual and he can criticise who he wants. It might also help his quest for privacy.
Colleen Rooney at least set a rudimentary trap when she thought that private information was being leaked to the press. Harry seems to think that he can bring a prosecution based on nothing but a vague accusation without any proof at all.
I can't think how else they got the information’ is hardly basis for a legal ruling in his favour.
He seems so utterly convinced by this narrative that I don't think evidence to the contrary will change his mind. He isn't willing to even accept that stories could have come from legitimate sources.
This case is about whether illegal phone hacking occurred, not whether the press should be allowed to write stories about him. He seems to be conflating the two in my view.
