The High Court has dismissed in full Prince Harry's phone-hacking case against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, rejecting all 57 claims brought by the Duke and his fellow claimants. The ruling, delivered by Mr Justice Nicklin in a 436-page judgment, follows four years of litigation and represents a significant legal victory for the newspapers, which had described the case as questioning their journalists' integrity and professionalism.

The judge praised the reporters who gave evidence, describing crime specialist Stephen Wright as a "truthful" and "honest" witness who lawfully sourced his articles, Royal Editor Rebecca English as "an impressive and honest witness", and former Mail on Sunday investigations editor Paul Henderson as a "clear and convincing" and "truthful" witness. He criticised the claimants for making serious phone-hacking allegations "without evidential foundation". Prince Harry and Baroness Lawrence have responded by accusing the judge of bias and of delivering a "whitewash".