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.