Prince Harry no-shows on first day in court

For a man who says that his ‘life’s work’ is to change the British ‘media landscape’, Prince Harry has a funny way of showing it. The Duke of Sussex skipped the first day of proceedings in his case against the Mirror because, er, he was celebrating his daughter’s birthday. Talk about getting off to a good start…

The renegade royal is suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages over alleged unlawful information gathering. But as court proceedings kicked off this morning, it was Harry who was the object of the judge’s ire. Justice Fancourt, who is hearing the case, told the court that he was left ‘a little surprised’ to hear that Prince Harry would not be in attendance on Monday.

It was left to the Duke’s barrister, David Sherborne – star of such D-list dramas as the ‘Wagatha Christie’ case – to tell the court that his client will likely now be giving evidence on Tuesday after flying into the UK overnight from Los Angeles, where he celebrated Princess Lilibet’s birthday.