Prince Harry on Friday launched a legal challenge after losing a privacy case against the publisher of the British tabloid the Daily Mail.
The High Court in August ordered Harry and six others, including pop legend Elton John, to make an initial payment of £9.5 million to Associated Newspapers Limited after finding against them a month earlier. The appeal bid comes after Harry, known fomally as the Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, 45, moved back to the UK in August with their two young children Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five.
The group had “today filed applications with the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal,” the statement addded.
The couple left Britain and quit royal duties in 2020 amid a bitter royal family feud. After an emotional 11-week trial during which Harry gave in-person evidence judge Matthew Nicklin in July sided with the newspaper publisher, concluding the claimants failed to prove their allegations.
The court noted ANL estimated its total costs defending itself had reached about £34.5 million by July 9. However, the ruling noted the High Court had not determined how much of those costs the claimants must ultimately pay.
After a further two-day hearing over costs, he made the initial costs decision, while again criticising the claimant’s case as “speculative”.
