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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Evans

Mail royal journalist denies ‘nonsense’ hacking claims and says stories came from sources in Prince Harry’s inner circle

Journalist Katie Nicholl claims to have sourced articles from Prince Harry’s inner circle - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A royal correspondent has claimed that she secured stories on Prince Harry through an “excellent, reliable network of contacts” which included members of his inner circle, describing claims of phone hacking as “nonsense”.

Katie Nicholl worked as both diary and royal editor at the Mail on Sunday, and is accused of writing seven articles on the Duke of Sussex which were sourced through unlawful information gathering.

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