The High Court has upheld its dismissal of the £50 million privacy claim brought by the Duke of Sussex and six other high-profile figures against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. Mr Justice Nicklin threw out all the claims in full, handing a comprehensive defeat to the claimants, who had accused the publisher of years of systematic unlawful information gathering and serious breaches of their privacy. The ruling marks a decisive victory for the newspaper group in one of the most closely watched pieces of privacy litigation against the British press in recent years.

Prince Harry was joined in the action by figures including Sir Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, with the group alleging that the publisher had used intrusive and, in their words, criminal methods to obtain stories about their private lives. The case, filed in 2022, sought to hold the group accountable for its news-gathering practices. Its collapse represents a substantial setback for the claimants' broader efforts to challenge the conduct of the UK print media.