Prince Harry gives evidence in his claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror - the first British royal to present court testimony in more than 130 years.
This episode of the Leader podcast is brought to you, in part, from outside the Rolls Building of the Royal Courts of Justice in the City of London, where the Duke of Sussex is suing Mirror Group Newspapers for damages.
He is claiming journalists at its titles – which also include the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People – were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called “blagging” or gaining information by deception and use of private investigators for unlawful activities.
MGN denies all allegations against it.
It’s one of six legal cases Prince Harry is currently contesting, but Harry came under fire on Monday after it was revealed he failed to turn up for the first day of his phone hacking hearing against MGN, because he was celebrating Princess Lilibet’s birthday at home in California.
Revelations from Harry’s much-awaited witness box appearance at courtroom 15 and in his 55-page witness statement cover royal family members, the government and close friends as he continues a personal crusade against the tabloid media.
For the latest, plus the wider context of Harry’s multiple civil claims, we’re joined by Evening Standard courts correspondent Tristan Kirk.
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