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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Francis Louie C. Añiga

'Lurid, Preposterous' Claims: Prince Harry's Final Tabloid Fight Ends in £50m Disaster

Prince Harry arrives at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London. (Credit: Minerva97/Wikimedia Commons)

Prince Harry's legal war with Britain's tabloids has suffered its biggest setback yet, after Mr Justice Nicklin threw out the entire case brought by the Duke and six co-claimants against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline. Legal observers say the defeat could leave Harry and his allies facing up to £50 million in costs.

The 436-page ruling found that Harry, Doreen Lawrence, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost and Simon Hughes failed to prove any of the disputed material was obtained unlawfully.

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