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

Prince Harry asks for £440,000 in damages as phone-hacking case ends

Prince Harry Piers Morgan Mirror Group Newspapers
Prince Harry outside high court in London waving
When Prince Harry gave evidence earlier this month, he became the first royal in 130 years to appear in a witness box. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

If Prince Harry wins his phone-hacking claim against Mirror Group Newspapers he will have to thank a legal precedent set by an apprentice chimney sweep more than 300 years ago.

The royal’s case against the newspaper publisher ended on Friday after a seven-week trial, with the prince asking the court to award him more than £440,000 in damages – potentially one of the biggest ever phone-hacking settlements.

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