Britain’s Prince Harry’s trial against the publisher of the Daily Mirror newspaper over phone hacking allegations will continue in May, a judge at London’s High Court ruled on Wednesday.
Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is one of a number of public figures whose trial against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) will be considered, which is set to begin in May.
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Judge Timothy Fancourt ruled Wednesday that Harry’s case, which alleges illegal information gathering on behalf of MGN journalists between 1996 and 2011, should be part of the trial.
David Sherborne, a lawyer representing Harry and the other claimants, previously told the court that Harry would be “the only witness” who would be relied upon in his case – raising the prospect of the prince entering the witness box to give evidence .
