Prince Harry this morning arrived at the High Court in London to attend a hearing over his latest legal claim.
The Duke of Sussex is a number of high-profile names who are fighting a case against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers Limited, with allegations over unlawful information-gathering across certain titles.
The publisher hopes to bring an end to High Court claims made by the likes of Harry, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence over claims of unlawful activity at news outlets.
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Harry bid photographers a 'good morning' as he entered the court this morning, in his first trip back on home soil since his late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. The surprise return also lands almost three months after he told all about his troubled relationship with father, King Charles III and brother, Prince William in his autobiography, Spare.
The group of individuals making the claims, also inclusive of David Furnish, Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost initially announced that they would be taking Associated Newspaper Limited to court back in October last year. Their lawyers at the time alleged that the group have 'become aware of compelling and highly distressing evidence that they have been the victims of abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy' by ANL.
It's the company which also publishes The Mail on Sunday and MailOnline.
In a statement from Hamlins Law Firm announcing the legal action, it was alleged that the unlawful acts included hiring private investigators, who are claimed to have placed secret listening devices inside cars and homes, as well as recording private phone conversations.
The publisher refuted the allegations, dubbing them at the time 'preposterous smears' as well as a 'pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone-hacking scandal'. A spokesperson from the company also added that the allegations were 'unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims, based on no credible evidence'.
A four-day preliminary hearing will ensue as of today at the Royal Courts of Justice in the capital, and will include ANL's bid for the claims to be dropped without the need for a trial.
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