The High Court in London has denied Prince Harry's request to add charges related to his wife, Meghan Markle, to his case against the media group "News Group Newspapers" for illegally gathering information. Judge VanCourt stated, "It seems to me that it is better, to avoid or limit harm to NGN in preparing for the trial and for broader reasons in the conduct of the case, to separate the allegations in the other charges from the years 1994-1995 and 2016 to be addressed in a separate claim if the Duke wishes to raise it."
Prince Harry sought to include a charge concerning the illegal gathering of private information about Meghan Markle in California in 2016, which involved obtaining call records and text messages containing information about him. Additionally, he planned to expand the case with illegal tapping charges concerning his late mother, Princess Diana, in 1994 and 1995.
The trial in this case is scheduled to take place in January 2025. Prince Harry filed a lawsuit in 2019 against the "Sun" and "Mirror" newspapers, both of which are part of "News Group Newspapers," accusing journalists of hacking his phone and tapping his voicemail. In June 2023, the Duke of Sussex testified in court, appearing as a witness against the "Mirror" group, with the lawsuit claiming damages for alleged illegal information gathering about him.
