# Prince Harry and others launch appeal after losing Daily Mail phone-hacking claim

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/prince-harry-and-others-launch-appeal-after-losing-daily-mail-phone-hacking-claim/
- Published: 2026-11-06T20:17:29+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/06/prince-harry-others-appeal-daily-mail-phone-hacking-claim
- Topics: Cybersecurity, Technology, World

## Key points

- Harry and five others have applied to appeal the ruling.
- The judge found they had not proved unlawful information gathering.
- The claimants face a potential legal bill above £50m.

## Summary

Prince Harry and five co-claimants have applied to the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge the dismissal of their claims against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers. They say the judge’s decisions were legally and factually flawed, and are also challenging an order requiring them to contribute to the publisher’s costs.

The claimants are Harry, Doreen Lawrence, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost. After an 11-week trial, Mr Justice Nicklin ruled in July that they had not proved information was obtained unlawfully, noting that stories could have come through legitimate sources. They had alleged practices including voicemail interception, landline tapping and deception; the publisher said its reporting relied on lawful sources. The group faces a potential legal bill exceeding £50m and was ordered in August to pay £9,544,355 as an initial contribution.

## Coverage

- [The Guardian: Prince Harry and others launch appeal after losing Daily Mail phone-hacking claim](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/06/prince-harry-others-appeal-daily-mail-phone-hacking-claim)
- [Daily Mail: Prince Harry and others seek to appeal after comprehensively losing their hacking case against the Daily Mail's publisher](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16272667/Prince-Harry-seek-appeal-comprehensively-losing-hacking-case-against-Daily-Mails-publisher.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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