Court hearing for Prince Harry, Elton John's privacy case against UK publisher to begin

Record ID: 1717426

  • Title: Court hearing for Prince Harry, Elton John's privacy case against UK publisher to begin
  • Date: 27th March 2023
  • Summary: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - JANUARY 5, 2020) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF MUSICIAN ELTON JOHN AND HIS HUSBAND, PRODUCER DAVID FURNISH (R), POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
  • Embargoed: 10th April 2023 09:50
  • Keywords: Associated Newspapers DMG media Daily Mail Elizabeth Hurley Elton John Meghan Markle Prince Harry Sadie Frost alleged phone-hacking privacy breach
  • Location: WINDSOR AND LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / PARIS, FRANCE / BEVERLY HILLS AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: WINDSOR AND LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM / PARIS, FRANCE / BEVERLY HILLS AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Europe,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA003050927032023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The first hearing in a lawsuit brought by Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other high-profile figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper over alleged phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy, is due to begin on Monday (March 27).
    The seven claimants, which include actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, and Elton John's husband and filmmaker David Furnish, launched the action last year, but legal restrictions requested by the newspaper group mean specific details of their allegations have not so far been made public.
    According to a statement released in October by lawyers for Frost and Harry, the younger son of King Charles, the case against Associated Newspapers includes bugging people's calls, cars, and homes, and paying police for sensitive information.
    Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, and the Mail Online has said it "utterly and unambiguously" denies the allegations. It is seeking over four days of hearings this week at London's High Court to have the case thrown out.
    (Production: Lewis Macdonald)
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