Prince Harry – latest news: Duke of Sussex arrives in court for phone-tapping and privacy case

As the preliminary hearing is set to begin, let’s take a look back to October when Prince Harry, among other high-profile figures, announced they were taking Associated Newspaper to court.

A group of people including Prince Harry and Sir Elton John have taken legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper over phone hacking allegations.

The allegations include hiring individuals to “surreptitiously eavesdrop on and record private live phone conversations of individuals as they took place” and impersonating individuals to obtain medical information from private hospitals, clinics and treatment centers through deception.

Additional claims include access to bank accounts, credit histories, and financial transactions through unauthorized means and manipulation.

“These individuals have been objects of public interest throughout their careers and personal lives. They share the desire to live in a world in which the press acts freely but responsibly. A press that represents truth, is fact based and can be trusted to work ethically and in the interests of the British public,” the statement said.

Read the full October article below:

The Duke of Sussex has arrived in London for the preliminary hearing of his claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) in Court 76 of the Royal Courts of Justice.

Harry, along with six others, including Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, is suing the editor of the Daily Mail for misusing private information.

The Duke entered the courtroom in central London just before 10.30am wearing a navy blue tie.

A statement released by the Hamlins law firm announcing the initiation of the lawsuit alleges the unlawful acts included hiring private investigators to covertly place listening devices in cars and homes, and recording private telephone conversations.

The editor hit back at the allegations, describing them at the time as “absurd slanders” and a “pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone-hacking scandal.”

A spokesman for ANL also said the allegations were “baseless and highly defamatory allegations, based on no credible evidence”.

A four-day preliminary hearing begins Monday at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, which is expected to include ANL’s motion to dismiss the claims without trial.

The Duke of Sussex has arrived at the High Court in London to hear his complaint against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers, over allegations of unlawful information gathering.

The publisher is launching a bid to end High Court claims brought by the likes of Harry, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence over alleged unlawful activity on its titles.

The group of high-profile individuals, including Sir Elton’s husband David Furnish and actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, announced in October that they were making claims against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over misappropriation of private information.

Their lawyers said at the time the group had “obtained compelling and extremely disturbing evidence that they were victims of heinous criminal activity and gross violations of privacy” from ANL, which is also the publisher of The Mail On Sunday and MailOnline.