Prince Harry's legal battle with the British tabloids suffered a major setback.
He and several other high-profile claimants lost their privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited, the publisher of the Daily Mail.
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The group accused the publisher of illegally gathering information for stories about them. However, after an 11-week trial, the High Court ruled they did not prove their case.
In a 436-page judgment, the judge stated the claimants failed to show the reporting stemmed from unlawful information gathering.
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The court found legitimate explanations for how the information could have been obtained, leading to the dismissal of the case.
Associated Newspapers maintained it had always played by the rules and used lawful reporting methods.
The publisher also argued the lawsuits were filed too late under the UK's statute of limitations.
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However, the judge did not need to fully consider that argument after rejecting the claims on their merits.
The ruling is a significant win for the Daily Mail's publisher. It marks another chapter in Prince Harry's long-running legal crusade against the British media.
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While he has secured victories and settlements against other newspaper groups, this time the tabloids came out on top.
