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Reuters
Reuters
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By Michael Holden and Sam Tobin

UK's Prince Harry's libel case against publisher 'built on sand', London court told

Britain's Prince Harry attends a rugby event at Buckingham Palace gardens in London, Britain January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Prince Harry's libel claim over an article about his security arrangements is "built on sand", lawyers for publisher Associated Newspapers told a London court on Friday as it fought the British royal's bid to win the case without going to trial.

Harry, King Charles' younger son, sued Associated Newspapers last year over an article in its Mail on Sunday newspaper that alleged he offered to pay for police protection only after bringing a separate legal fight against Britain’s government.

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