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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Richard Gittins

Prince Harry’s North Pole guide in court battle with billionaire over tragic Titan trip

Karen Lo, heir to Vitasoy soy milk fortune, in 2011 - (Crossroads Foundation Photo/CC BY 2.0)

A British explorer who guided Prince Harry to the North Pole is locked in a £1m court fight with a billionaire heiress over a cancelled expedition to the wreck of The Titanic on the ill-fated Titan submersible.

Henry Cookson, a former safari guide and polar explorer, now runs Cookson's Adventures, an ultra-luxury adventure travel company specialising in bespoke trips for high net-worth individuals to far flung and otherwise inaccessible spots, often costing millions.

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