Duke of Sussex in court again after accusing ‘vile’ British tabloids of having ‘devastating impact’ on his mental health
My colleague, media editor Jim Waterson, who is present in court today, has written this handy explainer about the key allegations made by the duke. It starts:
Prince Harry has a made an extensive series of allegations about the British media as part of his legal case against the publisher of the Daily Mirror.
Our country is judged globally by the state of our press and our government, both of which I believe are at rock bottom.
“Democracy fails when your press fails to scrutinise and hold the government accountable, and instead choose to get into bed with them so they can ensure the status quo.”
The thought of [the former Daily Mirror editor] Piers Morgan and his band of journalists earwigging into my mother’s private and sensitive messages … makes me feel physically sick and even more determined to hold those responsible, including Mr Morgan, accountable for their vile and entirely unjustified behaviour.
“Unfortunately, as a consequence of me bringing my Mirror Group claim, both myself and my wife have been subjected to a barrage of horrific personal attacks and intimidation from Piers Morgan … presumably in retaliation and in the hope that I will back down, before being able to hold him properly accountable for his unlawful activity towards both me and my mother during his editorship.”
