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Harry Backs Hurley in Court as She Alleges Phone Tapping in Mail Privacy Trial

ANL denies wrongdoing in a judge-only trial testing disputed reporting practices.

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Britain's Prince Harry gives evidence in his privacy lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Mail, at the High Court in London, Britain Jan. 21, 2026, in this courtroom sketch.
Britain's Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court to lead a group, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, accusing the Daily Mail's publisher of privacy invasion through unlawful tactics in a trial that is part of a wider phone hacking scandal in London, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Overview

  • Elizabeth Hurley gave emotional evidence alleging the Daily Mail used unlawful methods including landline tapping, surreptitious microphones on her windows and access to private medical information.
  • Prince Harry returned to the High Court a day after his testimony to support Hurley, at times comforting her son, after telling the court that coverage had made Meghan Markle’s life “an absolute misery.”
  • Associated Newspapers Limited strongly denies any unlawful information gathering, argues the claims are out of time and says the stories were sourced legitimately from contacts, not through illegal tactics.
  • Hurley rejected suggestions that friends leaked details, while Harry also disputed claims his social circles were “leaky,” during questioning by ANL’s lead counsel Antony White KC.
  • The case before Mr Justice Nicklin spans dozens of disputed articles, including 14 linked to Harry from 2001–2013 and 15 cited by Hurley from 2002–2011, with the nine-week trial continuing into March before a written judgment.