Overview
- The High Court case against Associated Newspapers has finished its hearings with private messages between Prince Harry and journalist Charlotte Griffiths entered into evidence, and a written judgment still to come.
- Messages from late 2011 to early 2012 show a warm, flirty tone, including nicknames such as “Mr. Mischief” and a line from Harry saying he missed “movie cuddles.”
- The exchanges appear at odds with Harry’s earlier testimony that he did not befriend journalists and that he cut contact after learning Griffiths was a reporter.
- The group lawsuit alleges years of unlawful information gathering such as phone tapping and deception, and includes claimants like Elton John, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, David Furnish and Sir Simon Hughes.
- Reports from The Times and The Telegraph detail party meetups and late‑night calls, and the judge’s ruling will weigh these messages as part of assessing credibility and deciding any liability and remedies.