Private investigator in Prince Harry case says admissions in his name ‘a pack of lies’

Gavin Burrows, who gave evidence from a secret location overseas, said he believed his signature had been traced on to a witness statement. Photograph: BBC

A private investigator whose disputed confessions of illegal activity form a key part of the case brought by Prince Harry and others against the Daily Mail’s publisher has said the admissions were “a thing of fiction”.

Giving highly anticipated evidence at the high court, Gavin Burrows said the claimants in the case, as well as their lawyers, had been “very misled” over his work, adding that the supposed admissions in his name were “a pack of lies”.