The Duke of Sussex’s allegation that his mobile phone was systematically hacked over a number of years is “entirely speculative”, lawyers for a tabloid newspaper publisher have told the High Court.
Harry, 38, is suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages, claiming journalists at its titles – the Daily and Sunday Mirror and Sunday People – were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called “blagging” or gaining information by deception, and use of private investigators for unlawful activities.
