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Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, and six others on Tuesday lost their privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, a biting defeat that ended the duke\u2019s yearslong legal battle against U.K. tabloids. <\/p>\n

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A High Court judge ruled that Harry, Elton John, actor-model Elizabeth Hurley and the other claimants failed to prove allegations of unlawful information gathering, dismissing all 97 claims brought against the newspaper. <\/p>\n

In a statement summarizing the ruling, Judge Matthew Nicklin wrote that the claimants could not rely on \u201csuspicion, even where understandable,\u201d and that they had failed to prove \u201cthat the information complained of had been obtained unlawfully.\u201d<\/p>\n

The claims against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of The Daily Mail, included allegations of phone hacking, landline tapping, intercepting voicemail messages, unlawful bugging by private investigators and making corrupt payments to the police. The allegations covered a period from 1993 to 2011. <\/p>\n

Associated Newspapers repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, asserting its journalists obtained all information lawfully through legitimate sources. <\/p>\n

The publisher called Tuesday\u2019s ruling an \u201coverwhelming victory\u201d and a \u201cmagnificent vindication\u201d of the Daily Mail\u2019s journalism, per The Associated Press. <\/p>\n

Harry described the High Court\u2019s decision as \u201cwhitewash.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected,\u201d he continued in a statement on Tuesday. \u201cHowever, the lengths to which the court has gone to exonerate the Mail is as shocking as it is totally unwarranted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came to court seeking justice and accountability. But we have received neither. This judgment represents a complete reversal of the position which previous judges have taken in relation to the hacking claims successfully brought against (other British newspapers).\u201d<\/p>\n

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The trial began in January at London\u2019s High Court, where Harry became visibly emotional as he testified about the impact the publication\u2019s articles had on him and his wife, Meghan Markle. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey continue coming after me,\u201d he said at the time, his voice cracking. \u201cThey have made my wife\u2019s life an absolute misery.\u201d <\/p>\n

The 2\u00bd-month trial was an expensive case, costing an estimated 40 million pounds, or $53.5 million \u2014 though it could leave the claimants with a combined bill of up to $67 million, per NewsNation. <\/p>\n

Harry\u2019s defeat against the Mail follows two previous victories in his broader, yearslong battle with the British press, a fight he said was intended to avoid \u201chistory repeating itself\u201d \u2014 referring to the relentless paparazzi scrutiny his mother, Princess Diana, faced \u2014 he said during a 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey. <\/p>\n

He was awarded 140,600 pounds ($178,680) in damages in his case against the Mirror Group in 2023, after a High Court judge ruled that he had been a victim of phone hacking and illegal news gathering. <\/p>\n

In January 2025, Harry\u2019s long-running lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch\u2019s News Group Newspapers ended with a settlement when the publisher agreed to pay a \u201csubstantial\u201d amount of damages to Harry. The settlement included a \u201cfull and unequivocal\u201d and full admission of wrongdoing from the newspaper.<\/p>\n

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