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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Callum Parke

Why is Prince Harry in court with the Daily Mail’s publisher and who are the other high-profile names involved?

Harry, 41, stepped back as a senior working royal in early 2020 and subsequently moved to North America with his wife, the Duchess of Sussex - (AP)

The trial of claims brought by the Duke of Sussex and several other high-profile figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail over allegations of unlawful information gathering is due to begin at the High Court on Monday.

Harry, Sir Elton John, his husband David Furnish, campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, politician Sir Simon Hughes and actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley are all taking action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).

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