Prince Harry Court Case: What You Need To Know

Prince Harry will coming back to the U.K. once again in June as his next court case against the press kicks off.

This is just one of seven known lawsuits he and his wife Meghan Markle have filed against media companies both in the U.K. and the U.S. in recent years – but this time, the Duke of Sussex will take to the stand as a witness in the trial.

Here’s what you need to know…

This case is against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), over allegations of previous phone-hacking.

Harry first launched this lawsuit back in 2019, but it’s only going to trial now.

The lawsuit refers to articles published between 1996 and 2011 which feature information supposedly obtained through unlawful means (e.g. phone hacking).

While his team raised 148 articles as evidence, only around 33 will be included in the trial.

Harry’s lawyers say those close to him were also targeted, including his father King Charles and the late TV presenter Caroline Flack, with whom he briefly dated.

The case is set to last for six or seven weeks, and will take place at the High Court in London.

A “representative” selection of the wider group of claimants will be giving evidence as “test trials.” Harry was one of those selected, so he will be taking to the witness stand in person against the publisher in June.

This will make him the first senior royal to give evidence in a courtroom since the 19th century.

This will also be Harry’s second appearance at the High Court in 2023, after he unexpectedly attended a preliminary hearing for a separate legal claim against Associated Newspapers Limited in March.

Actors Michael Turner and Nikki Sanderson, as well as comedian Paul Whitehouse’s ex-wife Fiona Wightman, have also been selected for trial.

Other claimants involved in the lawsuit include actor Ricky Tomlinson, former Girls Aloud member Cheryl, footballer and TV presenter Ian Wright and the estate of the late pop star George Michael.

The MGN, part of the publisher Reach, apologized for ordering the unlawful gathering of information on the first day of the case.

In court documents, the…