Prince Harry loses UK tabloid privacy trial during home visit

It's bad news for Prince Harry. King Charles III's second son just learned that he lost his privacy lawsuit against one of the world's biggest tabloids. The Duke of Sussex had sued the Daily Mail's UK publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, for allegedly unlawfully obtaining information about him. However, a UK High Court judge ruled against him and six other defendants, including Elizabeth Hurley, Elton John, and Sadie Frost. They accused the publishing giant of illegally using listening devices placed in cars and homes, as well as private detectives, to obtain private information. Harry claimed they targeted him and his close circle by tapping landlines, voicemails, flight information, and phone bills. Associated Newspapers denied the allegations and claimed that the information was legitimately sourced. During the 10-week trial, Prince Harry's flirty Facebook DMs from 2011 and 2012 were aired between him and journalist Charlotte Griffiths, who wrote for Mail on Sunday. This was long before he met Meghan Markle. The father of two also took the stand during the trial and described his wife's time as a royal as absolute misery. It's fundamentally wrong to put us through this again, when all we wanted was an apology and accountability. It's a horrible experience. They continue to come after me. They have made my wife's life an absolute misery, my lord. He also spoke about his previous romance with Chelsea Davey from 2004 to 2010, alleging that the publication received private information about their relationship by hacking voicemails. However, those claims were dismissed, concluding Prince Harry's years-long legal battle with the British press. He and Markle previously received settlements from Mail on Sunday and The Sun, which shares the same parent company as Page Six. Despite the defeat, a spokesperson told People that Harry was really happy to be back in the UK and he was in good form at the premiere of his dear friend Misson Harriman's documentary, Shoot the People. Notably, Meghan Markle and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, were not in tow as they were denied taxpayer-funded security. Harry's rep also told Page Six that his invitation to stay at Buckingham Palace during his visit was withdrawn at the last moment after he formally accepted it.