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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sophie Robinson

Harry backs Gerry McCann over calls for greater scrutiny of UK media

The Duke of Sussex settled a legal claim against a publisher in January (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Duke of Sussex said he “stands firmly” with those harmed by press intrusion as he backs the father of Madeleine McCann who has called for greater scrutiny of the UK media.

Harry fully supports the implementation of the Leveson Inquiry’s recommendations, his spokesperson has said, as Gerry McCann spoke of how press interest into his daughter’s disappearance made him feel like he was being “suffocated and buried”.

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