Prince Harry and Elton John lose lawsuit against British tabloid

British Prince Harry appears in court in the United Kingdom, on April 9, 2025.
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Prince Harry and singer Elton John lost the lawsuit for breach of privacy brought against the owner of the Daily Mail newspaper, according to the ruling released this Tuesday (7) by the High Court of London.
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After an 11-week trial at the beginning of the year, the court determined in its verdict that the "plaintiffs were unable to prove the accusations presented. Therefore, the actions are dismissed."
During the trial, the youngest son of King Charles III, together with other celebrities such as Elton John and actress Elizabeth Hurley, accused Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), the company responsible for publishing the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, of obtaining illegal information.
The plaintiffs reported that the tabloids used private detectives to intercept voice messages, listening to telephone conversations or even lying when preparing articles published between 1993 and 2018.
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The decision represents "a crushing victory for the Daily Mail and its journalists, as well as for press freedom in general", celebrated the ANL group in a statement. "It's a magnificent rehabilitation of the Daily Mail's journalism," he added.
The sentence coincides with a trip by Harry, 41, to the United Kingdom. For some years he has lived in California with his wife, Meghan, and their two children, Archie and Lilibet.
The legal case against the newspaper is the latest initiated by the Duke of Sussex - his official title -, who has been fighting a legal battle against the powerful British sensationalist press for several years.
The prince holds paparazzi responsible for the death of his mother, Diana, in Paris in 1997.
Appearing at the High Court in January, Harry accused the tabloid press of making his wife Meghan's life "absolutely hellish."
Both he and the other six plaintiffs were asking for "substantial" compensation from the owner of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday.
In turn, the ANL maintained that its journalists acted within the law and that they relied on legitimate sources to write the articles.
In his legal battle against the tabloids, the prince obtained a favorable ruling in December 2023 that condemned the publishing company of the Daily Mirror. Subsequently, in January 2025, it reached a financial agreement, the value of which was not disclosed, with the owner of The Sun.
Elton John in London, on March 27, 2023
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