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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jim Waterson Media editor

Harry’s Sun phone-hacking claim is ‘Alice in Wonderland stuff’, court hears

Prince Harry gives a thumbs up to the camera
Prince Harry, pictured leaving court after his trial against Mirror Group Newspapers, was not present for the hearing against the publisher of the Sun. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Prince Harry is pushing “Alice in Wonderland stuff” by claiming the royal family struck a secret deal with one of Rupert Murdoch’s media companies over phone hacking, according to the newspaper group.

Harry is attempting to take the publisher of the Sun to trial, alleging journalists working for the tabloid hacked his voicemails and illegally targeted him using private investigators over several decades. Murdoch’s company is trying to block the case on technical grounds, arguing that Harry waited too long to file his legal paperwork.

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