Parts of an article in The Mail on Sunday about the Duke of Sussex's legal claim against the Home Office were defamatory, a High Court judge has ruled
Mr Justice Nicklin added:"It may be possible to 'spin' facts in a way that does not mislead, but the allegation being made in the article was very much that the object was to mislead the public."Ahead of the ruling, lawyers for Harry had argued the article was defamatory and meant that Harry had"lied", had"improperly and cynically" tried to manipulate public opinion and had"tried to keep his legal fight with the Government secret from the public".
Justin Rushbrooke QC, for Harry, had said:"Allegations that a person has lied to the public, manipulated the public and attempted to keep secret which ought properly to be public are serious ones which tend to lower him in the eyes of right-thinking people." On the other side, ANL's lawyers had argued that the article hadn't alleged Prince Harry's PR team had"added a gloss unduly favourable to the claimant" or"allege dishonesty against them".This judgment is just the first stage in the Duke of Sussex's libel claim against ANL, and the publisher is now due to file their defence to the case.
"It will be a matter for determination later in the proceedings whether the claim succeeds or fails, and if so on what basis."have a history of pursing legal action against the UK media, and have launched five suits over the last three years, including two against the BBC.following a three-year legal battle against ANL for printing a"personal and private" letter she sent to her father three months after her wedding.
Prince Harry, who lives in Montecito, California, with Meghan and their two children Archie and Lilibet, was back in the UK last month to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.with a party in their former Windsor home, Frogmore Cottage, although the Queen is not understood to have attended.
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