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Jane Dalton

Prince Harry news – latest: Duke of Sussex finally gets his day in court for phone-hacking case

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Phone hacking: Duke of Sussex to be at centre of trial against tabloid newspaper publisher

Prince Harry has been accused of wasting court time after he failed to arrive at the High Court in London for his phone hacking showdown against the publisher of the Daily Mirror.

David Sherborne, representing the duke and the other claimants, said as the hearing began on Monday that Harry had flown to the UK from Los Angeles in the US last night, as he was celebrating his daughter Lilibet’s second birthday on Sunday.

Mr Justice Fancourt, the judge hearing the case, said he was “a little surprised” to hear the duke would not be attending court on Monday.

The judge said he gave a direction earlier in the trial that witnesses should be available the day before their evidence was due to be heard in case the legal teams’ opening speeches ran short.

Andrew Green KC, for MGN, said he wished to have at least a day and a half to cross examine the duke and was “deeply troubled” he would not be attending before Tuesday, which may lead to “wasted time” on Monday afternoon.

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