Prince Harry’s phone hacking muddle

Prince Harry is no stranger to demanding that everyone, everywhere should mind their own business and give him privacy – unless they’re reading his autobiography or watching his Netflix show, that is. However, if the Duke of Sussex’s latest awkward run in at the High Court is anything to go by, he might have to work on getting his message straight. 

Harry is embroiled in a trial after taking the Daily Mirror to court over allegations the newspaper breached his privacy by hacking his phone. One of the stories the Duke alleges was obtained in this way was a short article the paper ran in 2002, where they reported he had received golf clubs from his uncle, Earl Spencer, for his 18th birthday and was planning to spend the big day at Highgrove House with Prince William and the now-King Charles.

However, er, it appears that may not actually be what happened. According to documents referred to in the High Court, it appears that the information in the Daily Mirror article came not from phone hacking but from Harry himself.