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Harry sues Sun and Mirror's owners in phone-hacking claim | Harry sues Sun and Mirror's owners in phone-hacking claim |
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The Duke of Sussex has begun legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking. | The Duke of Sussex has begun legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking. |
Documents have been filed on behalf of Prince Harry over the alleged illegal interception of voicemail messages, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. | Documents have been filed on behalf of Prince Harry over the alleged illegal interception of voicemail messages, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. |
His wife Meghan recently launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday. | His wife Meghan recently launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday. |
It is accused of unlawfully publishing a private letter to her father. | It is accused of unlawfully publishing a private letter to her father. |
The BBC has not yet established when the duke's allegations date from. | |
However, Jonny Dymond, the BBC's royal correspondent, says: "The presumption is this goes back to the phone hacking scandal of the early 2000s." | However, Jonny Dymond, the BBC's royal correspondent, says: "The presumption is this goes back to the phone hacking scandal of the early 2000s." |
A spokeswoman for News Group Newspapers (NGN) - the publishers of the Sun and the News of The World - said: "We confirm that a claim has been issued by the Duke of Sussex. | |
A source at Reach, which owns the Mirror, told the Press Association it was aware proceedings had been issued but had not yet received them, so was unable to comment further. | |
'Relentless propaganda' | |
The duke's fresh legal claim comes just days after he accused the British tabloid press of "relentless propaganda" in his statement announcing his wife's legal action. | |
In the statement, which was issued during the couple's tour of southern Africa, Prince Harry said the "painful" impact of intrusive media coverage had forced the couple to take action. | |
Referring to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, the prince said his "deepest fear is history repeating itself". | |
"I've seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person," he said. | |
The details of the duke's legal action were first reported by the website Byline. |