Prince Harry's MASSIVE Legal Loss After Suing Media

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Jul 15, 2026
Megyn Kelly is joined by Rob Shuter, author of “It Started With a Whisper,” to discuss Prince Harry's massive legal loss against the media, why the judge's ruling could force him to pay millions in legal fees, why he always tries to blame others instead of himself, and more.
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AI GeneratedPrince Harry has suffered a significant legal defeat in the UK after his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers (Daily Mail) was dismissed. The judge found no evidence of illegal information gathering, leaving Harry potentially liable for millions in legal costs. Critics view the case as a waste of judicial resources and a reflection of Harry's inability to move past old grievances.
Prince Harry may have to spend millions now, millions, because loser typically pays when
you lose a lawsuit in the UK. And he, to put it frankly, got his ass handed to him by this judge.
It was about reporting that it happened in the UK over the course of 18 years, Rob, 18 years,
from back when he was dating Chelsea Davy and all these other young sort of romances he had
many moons ago. And he seems to have gone through every article ever written about his personal life
and accused the journalists involved, mostly the Daily Mail, owned by Associated Newspapers,
of using illegal means to get these scoops. And Associated put its reporters up one after
the other to defend these claims, saying, we did nothing illegal. This is not an illegal
wiretap situation. We broke no laws. We actually just worked the story like shoe leather reporters
got sources and managed to convince this judge that they had done absolutely nothing illegal.
The whole thing was dismissed. There were claims by other celebrities, including Elton John,
dismissed, all dismissed, up and down. And now there's a real question about
whether Harry risked too much. Because if the legal bills were as substantial as they reportedly
are claiming, with maybe 50 million pounds having been spent to defend these lawsuits,
I think we can safely say that he does not have that to spare.
So Associated Newspapers is probably gonna seek this from all the defendants,
across defendants. Elizabeth Hurley was another plaintiff, some others who I don't know as well.
But you tell me what you make of this resounding beating he took.
First of all, it was an absolute resounding beating. It was thrown out and the judge was
almost annoyed that this had got as far as it had. People were perplexed. When Harry
started this, when he went after the Daily Mail, this was for stories a long time ago.
Talk about holding a grudge. Talk about not being able to move on. Him and Meghan present
themselves as happier than ever, living in Montecito. And here's Harry, still fighting
battles from decades ago. So nobody really understood why he was doing this. I know from
my sources, he was advised not to do this. Any reputable lawyer that he spoke to in London would
tell him, this is almost impossible to prove and hence to win. And you've got to provide some
proof. Harry ignored all that. I think he proved how arrogant he really is. He is still angry
about a story in a newspaper from 20 years ago. And if you upset this prince, he's going to get
you. Doesn't matter how long it takes. He's going to come for you. He went for the newspaper and
then he went for the individual journalists and really went after them in the most vicious way.
And they all took the stand one after another. And some of them reasonably said, I don't exactly
remember what happened 20 years ago. But what I do know is that if we were hacking his phone,
that I would remember. And there was absolutely no evidence, a waste of time. Britain is in a very
tough position at the moment. You just talked about the tragic passing of Anne. Police resources,
the courts are backlogged. This was a total waste of time. And now it looks, thankfully,
as if someone's going to have to pay a price and that person's going to be Harry.
But it just goes to show you, does it not, Rob, how paranoid he is. All of his problems
are someone else's fault. And the media is number one on his list who he blames for Princess Diana's
death. He blames for everything bad that's ever happened to him. Of course, he blames the royal
family for half of this as well. And to the point where he's filed multiple lawsuits against
journalists who have far less power than he does, because unlike virtually every other public figure,
including Wills and Kate, he will never take it like a man and understand that the enormous
privilege of having the palaces and the crown jewels and the name and the titles and all the
access that gets you does have a downside. And it allows newspapers who are very interested in you,
which is also a blessing, to write things about you. And they may not always be flattering.
That's exactly what it is, Megan. Harry has turned into Britain's Blake Lively. If she
doesn't like something, if he doesn't like something that you say about them,
then you should be sued. You have broken the law. And that is absolutely ridiculous.
Harry is cross because he's not getting the coverage that he wants. I don't think he really
cares about 20 years ago. I think he cares now. But he can't do anything about what they write
about him now. But he can try and do something about the past based on a really paranoid,
twisted, warped sense of reality. But he's literally, as they would say in Britain,
been handed his bottom. He has been handed his ass. And this has absolutely fell apart.
Normally, though, with Harry, when things don't go well, he blames somebody else. Remember when
he blamed in his book, he blamed Catherine and William for him dressing as a Nazi. He did that
in his book. So he blames people for every individual action, finally. I've been trying
to think about this, Megan. I don't remember a moment in his life when he's really been held
accountable. He has. And he's been held accountable by the courts. And now it's going to cost him.
And he doesn't have it. He does not have this money.
He comes out and criticizes the decision, which is over 400 pages long. Clearly,
this judge put a lot of thought into it, paid very close attention to the testimonials that
were offered. Harry had more than ample opportunity to prove that these scoops were
gotten through illegal means. He was unable to do it. And he calls it a complete and obvious
whitewash. We came to court seeking justice and accountability. We have received neither.
Which for a royal, which he technically is still a royal, is those are fighting words,
because they're taught to be respectful of the systems, to tread lightly when you're talking
about folks like judges. But no, he let him have it because he lost this one and he can't take it.
Meanwhile, this guy who supposedly hates this royal family so much that he needed to leave.
We talked about Brexit with Alex. This was Megxit. He and his wife fled first for Toronto,
then sadly for us, America. And he goes on a podcast on July 13th, just yesterday.
And when asked about what his occupation was by the podcaster Joe Marler in a show called
We'll See You Now, listen to how he answers. Okay, how about this one? Occupation?
Full-time dad. British Army veteran. Prince of England. Duke. But for today,
I don't know. What do you want? Duke? We'll go with Duke, yeah. Obviously, for today as well,
because of where we are. Okay, yeah, sure. The inventor. Would you call yourself the inventor?
The inventor? Of? Of the Invictus Games? Yes. Inventor? Founder? Founder. Founder. That's
probably the better word. Yeah, fair enough. Oh, Lord, he's just like his wife. Founder. I'm a
founder. But how about that? Prince of England. Duke. He settles on Duke. That's his current
occupation. It is? He doesn't have a job. He's never had a job. He was in the army for a while.
I think we have to tip our hats to that a little bit, but he did get special treatment. Let's be
very clear about that, too. He doesn't have a job. He doesn't know what it is to get up
and work every day. He doesn't know what it is to hustle every day. He has extraordinary privilege,
and it's just too bad that he's decided to squander it and to waste it. That's what I
think makes people so angry here, is that Harry is always complaining, always moaning,
and you just want to shake him, because I think if any of us had 10% of what he has been given,
our lives would be just so much different. It's so frustrating. The Brits have had it with him.
I think any hope of this trip being a comeback has failed miserably, and it's his own fault.
I'm also too perplexed about why he's doing these interviews. He never leaves an interview and you
even people that are friendly to Harry see the most basic questions. What do you do for a living?
What do you do? He's a Prince of England, but it also tells you how much that actually means to
him. He pretends it doesn't mean anything to him. He pretends that he doesn't care. It is in his
soul. It is in every fibre of him, Meghan. He is a Prince of England, and how dare you forget it,
and how dare the other royals not treat him as one? That's where all the anger comes from.
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