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Daily Mail Royal Editor Denies Illicit Newsgathering in Prince Harry Case

Her testimony focused on a disputed email containing Chelsy Davy’s flight details as the High Court proceedings move toward a ruling.

Overview

  • Rebecca English told the court she does not recall reading a 2007 email from freelancer Mike Behr that listed Chelsy Davy’s flight and seat and suggested “planting someone next to her.”
  • She said she never requested or acted on such information and called the idea of planting someone something she would not do.
  • Plaintiffs’ lawyer David Sherborne argued the flight data could only have come from an airline computer system, implying an illegal “blag,” which Associated Newspapers denies.
  • Addressing a 2004 article about a Botswana campfire, English said a colleague passed on details from an anonymous caller said to have been present, a claim Prince Harry disputes.
  • The case brought by Harry and other high-profile claimants is in its final phase before Mr Justice Nicklin, with a written judgment expected after the March conclusion.