According to a new episode of , Prince Harry’s legal challenges are winding down with the end of the “litigation era” likely in sight for the royal. NewsweekOf The Royal Report The podcast
Since 2019, Harry has filed several high-profile lawsuits against media groups, image agencies and the UK government with varying degrees of success.
In 2019 and 2020, the royal and wife Meghan Markle settled several lawsuits with photo agencies that took photos of the couple’s private homes and of son Prince Archie.
In 2023, Harry was able to win damages and a settlement from Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). The Daily Mirror Tabloids in Britain, on historic claims of illegal information gathering. It was a major win for Shahi, who is suing two other tabloid publishers on similar grounds.
Although MGN was buoyed by the win and added to its other tabloid lawsuits, it has faced some legal setbacks.
In January 2024, Harry dropped a blasphemy lawsuit against her publishers. Mail on Sunday The newspaper, soon after a judge ruled that a UK government committee that had removed its full-time state-funded police protection, did so legally. Harry’s lawyers have said they will appeal the decision.
Now, more than a year since Prince filed his last major lawsuit, NewsweekChief Royal Correspondent Jack Royston has said. The Royal Report To the audience that Harry can control his desire to litigate.
“I feel like it’s been a long time since Harry filed a new case, and I feel like some of them may have gotten pretty far after going south,” Royston said. said
“Because there was a point where his record was pretty much unblemished and he probably felt like he was going to win and everything was coming back his way. That’s not the case anymore.” Royston added.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s actually just working his way through these current cases and we see the end of the trial period coming around the corner,” he said. “Actually I’ve been saying that for a while. We’ll see.”
Even so, Royston noted that the prince’s appeal of the judge’s decision in the protective case shows he is not giving up the fight entirely.
“The appeal kind of rocked that boat a little bit,” Royston said. “I wasn’t expecting that… He also has a huge case in the pipeline, his phone hacking, wiretapping case. Mail on Sunday And Daily mail. Now, if he wins, he’ll be on a high again and suddenly realize it was all worth it.”
Newsweek Prince Harry’s representatives have been contacted by email for comment.
Prince Harry’s Current Trials
Harry has two pending lawsuits and one proposed appeal.
ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LIMITED
Harry is suing the publishers of Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). Daily mail And Mail on SundayOn allegations of illegal collection of historical information. ANL has denied these claims.
In 2023, a judge ruled that Harry could take his lawsuit (filed along with several other high-profile public figures) to trial, despite it being filed after a time limit. No date has yet been set for the trial, but reports suggest the trial could take place in 2024.
Newsgroup Newspapers
Harry News Group is also suing the publishers of Newspapers (NGN). the sun newspaper, on allegations of illegal collection of historical information. NGN has denied many of the claims.
In 2023, a judge ruled that Harry could proceed with part of his claim to trial, which is scheduled to take place in 2025.
Home Office Appeal
Prince Harry has filed two lawsuits against the UK government since the Home Office’s RAVEC committee (Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures) decided to remove his full-time, state-funded police protection in 2020. The decision was taken when he resigned. A working royal.
In the first, Harry sought a judicial review of the ruling that he could not privately pay for Metropolitan Police protection. In May 2023, a judge ruled that no such review would be conducted and that private individuals could not pay for police protection.
Another saw Shahzade seek a judicial review of the RAVEC committee’s decision to strip him of full-time police protection. The royal legal team argued that the committee acted illegally in not allowing the prince to be represented by him before making a decision, nor did they tell him who was on the committee (one of whom was Queen Elizabeth II). II was senior assistant). In February 2024, a judge ruled that the committee had acted legally and rejected the prince’s request.
Harry’s lawyers have said they will appeal the decision.
James Crawford is Smith. NewsweekRoyal Correspondent, based in London. You can find him on X (formerly Twitter). @jrcrawfordsmith And read his stories NewsweekOf The Royals’ Facebook page.
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