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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Caroline Davies

Witness in Prince Harry case against Mail publisher says his confession was false

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Gavin Burrows, pictured here in the 2021 BBC documentary the Princes and the Press, recanted his witness statement in 2023, according to the Associated Newspapers’ lawyers, and has since restated that denial. Photograph: BBC

A private investigator central to the legal action by the Duke of Sussex and others against the publisher of the Daily Mail has claimed that his signature on an earlier witness statement was a “forgery”, the high court has heard.

Gavin Burrows, linked to the most serious allegations of unlawful information gathering made by seven prominent individuals including Elton John and Doreen Lawrence, retracted his alleged confession, saying it was “completely false”.

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