Prince Harry returns to court to take on British tabloids in a privacy lawsuit

Prince Harry‘s legal battle against a powerful British tabloid publisher is heating up – as the Duke of Sussex returns to court to take them on over allegations of unlawful information gathering… along with a host of A-listers.

Harry arrived at London’s High Court on Monday looking confident in a black suit… as he acknowledged some onlookers as he made his way inside.

Elton John and actors Elizabeth Hurley And Sadie Frost join Harry as part of the group in claiming that Associated Newspapers Limited – the publisher of the Daily Mail – has hired private investigators to plant listening devices in homes and cars and record private conversations. There are also claims that ANL engages in impersonation and deception to gain access to personal information.

ANL has vehemently denied these allegations, calling the claims “simply ridiculous.”

The trial began Monday and is expected to last nine weeks. Harry is expected to testify on Thursday.

The plaintiff’s lawyer, David Sherbornedid not hold back… telling the court that there was a long-standing culture within Associated Newspapers of unlawfully digging up dirt “that destroyed the lives of so many.”

You’ll remember… Prince Harry and co. dismissed their lawsuit against ANL in 2022 – and the two sides have done so ever since spared in court. In 2023, Harry won a legal judgment that found the publishers of the Daily Mirror engaged in “widespread and habitual” phone hacking.