Prince Harry loses privacy case against 'Daily Mail' publisher

Prince Harry loses privacy case against 'Daily Mail' publisher 

Prince Harry has lost a landmark privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of The Daily Mail, according to Reuters.

The Duke of Sussex and other claimants, including Elton John and David Furnish, had accused the publisher of unlawful information gathering.

However, their claims were dismissed by High Court Judge Justice Nicklin on Tuesday.

Prince Harry calls ruling a 'whitewash'

The court ruled that the claimants had failed to prove their allegations.

The summary of the judgment stated, "The Court rejected the attempt to prove the claims by broad inference where there remained a legitimate and realistic possible lawful source pathway."

Reacting to the ruling, Prince Harry said in a statement, "We came to court seeking justice and accountability. But we have received neither."

Claimants accused Associated Newspapers of unlawful information gathering

The lawsuit alleged that Associated Newspapers had hired people to listen to private phone calls, bribed police officers with "corrupt links to private investigators" for confidential information, and impersonated individuals to access medical records.

The publisher called these claims "preposterous smears," adding they were a planned attempt to drag the Mail titles into a phone-hacking scandal involving articles from 30 years ago.