Overview
- Elizabeth Hurley told the High Court she found clandestine microphones at her home and alleged live recordings of her phone calls, calling the intrusions “repugnant” and “humiliating.”
- Her claim targets 15 articles from 2002 to 2011 and includes accusations that journalists paid private investigators and accessed her medical information during her pregnancy.
- Prince Harry testified a day earlier, becoming visibly emotional as he said tabloids made Meghan Markle’s life “absolutely infernal” and framed the case as a public‑interest effort on behalf of thousands.
- Seven public figures, including Elton John, David Furnish and Sadie Frost, are suing over more than 50 articles published between 1993 and 2018, with Harry’s claim focused on 14 pieces from 2001 to 2013.
- Associated Newspapers Limited categorically denies unlawful newsgathering, argues its reporting was obtained legitimately, and faces a High Court trial expected to run about nine weeks.