Prince Harry court case live: Duke arrives to resume evidence in phone hacking trial
The Duke of Sussex has arrived at the High Court to resume giving evidence in his claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror over alleged unlawful information gathering.
Harry gave a short wave as he entered the Rolls Building shortly before 10am, almost 20 minutes later than his arrival on Tuesday. He was driven in a dark-coloured Range Rover.
On Tuesday, he was questioned for nearly five hours as he became the first senior royal to enter the witness box in more than 130 years.
In his witness statement, the Duke lashed out at Britain’s “rock bottom” government as he broke with royal convention to make an intervention into politics.
During proceedings, Harry struggled to prove his phone-hacking claims as he was forced to admit a contradiction in his Spare memoir, while also conceding he had “little to go on” and that he had not even read some of the articles that he alleged had caused him distress.
He is due to be cross-examined further on Wednesday morning and his evidence is expected to be concluded by 1pm, but it may take longer.
Follow the latest updates below.
10:00 AM
Pictured: Harry arrives at court
This is the moment the Duke of Sussex arrived at the High Court to continue giving evidence in his claim against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).
09:54 AM
Duke arrives at High Court to resume evidence
The Duke of Sussex has arrived at the High Court to resume giving evidence in his case against Mirror Group Newspapers
Harry will return to the witness box at 10.30am.
09:50 AM
US government given week to decide releasing Duke's visa records
As we await the arrival of the Duke of Sussex...
A judge has given the US government a week to make a decision on releasing records relating to the his visa application, Nick Allen reports.
Judge Carl J Nichols told the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to decide by next Tuesday whether or not to release documents, and whether to expedite a freedom of information request related to them.
The judge said, if the decision was a rejection of the request then the case could be argued in court. He added that the decision by the department was “moot” because three other parts of government had already rejected the release.
The US government was being challenged to release the Duke’s visa records following his admissions of illegal drug use.
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09:12 AM
Scene outside High Court as media await Harry
Photographers and members of the media are back outside the High Court as the Duke of Sussex is set to return this morning.
Harry is due to resume his evidence at 10.30am after nearly five hours of questioning on Tuesday.
His cross-examination is expected to last until at lunchtime, or 1pm, when court will adjourn for an hour, but it may take longer.
09:03 AM
Analysis: Harry’s paranoia reveals man who has failed to cope with fame
Quite what “call me Prince Harry” was expecting when he strode confidently into the High Court just after 9.30am on Tuesday is anyone’s guess, writes Camilla Tominey.
As he was ushered into the Rolls Building from the back of a blacked out Range Rover, a phalanx of paparazzi snapping his every step, he even managed a smile at the press he claims has been “hostile” towards him since he “was born”.
But as he became the first member of the Royal family to appear in the witness box since Edward VII was at the centre of a baccarat scandal in 1891, it soon became apparent that Oprah Winfrey this wasn’t.
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08:53 AM
Inside the courtroom as Harry gave evidence
The Telegraph’s Royal Editor Victoria Ward sets the scene as Harry spent the day in the High Court
As Prince Harry walked into Court 15, shortly before 10.30am, silence descended.
The suited and booted journalists and lawyers seated shoulder to shoulder in the second floor, modern courtroom craned their necks for a look at the royal witness.
For all of the many cases most of us had covered, none had involved a senior member of the Royal family taking to the witness stand.
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08:47 AM
Duke admits memoir contradicts legal claims
The Duke of Sussex was forced to admit his Spare memoir had contradicted claims made in the High Court during his case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).
The Duke told the High Court he couldn’t remember whether he wanted to meet his mother’s former butler Paul Burrell, despite his opposition apparently causing a rift with his brother the Prince of Wales.
On Monday, Harry’s barrister, David Sherborne, said the article showed how “seeds of discord” had been created between the brothers, as he claimed unlawful information gathering by tabloid newspapers played a part in the deterioration of their relationship.
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08:35 AM
10 things we learned about Harry from day in court
The Duke’s historic appearance in the witness box revealed a host of new details previously not known about Harry and the Royal family.
Telegraph reporters Martin Evans and Victoria Ward bring you the things we learnt about Harry from his big day in court.
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08:26 AM
The Duke’s claims and counter-claims, article by article
The Telegraph’s chief reporter Robert Mendick has examined the courtroom battle so far as claims and counter-claims were challenged by the Duke and Andrew Green KC, the barrister representing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).
Read more here.
08:18 AM
‘Piers Morgan subjected Meghan and I to horrific personal attacks’
The Duke of Sussex accused Piers Morgan of subjecting him and his wife to “a barrage of horrific personal attacks and intimidation”, Anita Singh reports.
In his witness statement, the Duke added that he felt “physically sick” at the thought of Mr Morgan or his journalists allegedly listening to voicemails left by the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
The Duke claimed that Mr Morgan, formerly editor of the Daily Mirror, had embarked upon a personal vendetta against him and the Duchess in retaliation for these legal proceedings.
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08:10 AM
James Hewitt stories designed to oust me from Royal family, Duke claims
The Duke of Sussex has suggested stories containing rumours he was fathered by Army Major James Hewitt were designed to oust him from the Royal family, report Martin Evans and Victoria Ward.
In a blistering 55-page witness statement outlining his case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) the Duke revealed he spent many years questioning the motives of stories suggesting King Charles III was not his biological father.
He told the High Court it was only in 2014 that he actually discovered his mother had not met Major Hewitt until after he was born.
Illustrating the hurt he said was caused by the stories, the Duke pointed to an article published in The People in 2002 concerning a “plot to steal a sample of his DNA” to test his parentage.
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07:53 AM
Government at 'rock bottom'
The Duke of Sussex lashed out at Britain’s “rock bottom” government and struggled to prove his phone-hacking claims during his landmark court appearance, Victoria Ward reports.
The Duke, 38, became the first senior royal in more than 130 years to appear in the witness box as he gave evidence in his case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).
He is suing the publisher over 148 articles he alleges came from illegal activity, including phone-hacking.
The Duke used his 55-page witness statement to break with royal convention and make an extraordinary intervention into politics.
Read more here.
07:52 AM
Good morning
Welcome to the Telegraph’s live coverage of the Duke of Sussex’s claim of unlawful information gathering against the publisher of the Daily Mirror in the High Court.
We will be providing live updates to proceedings as Harry resumes evidence at 10.30am in the Rolls Building.
Let’s recap what happened yesterday as the Duke was questioned for nearly five hours about his claims that stories were unlawfully obtained.
