Prince Harry due back in U.K. court as phone hacking case against tabloids resumes
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London — Prince Harry is expected to testify in a U.K. court this week as the trial continues in his case against Britain's Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). It is the first of three cases Harry is involved in against U.K. tabloids, which the prince alleges spied on him for scoops. His court appearance and cross examination will be the first in modern times for a senior member of Britain's royal family.
This is a civil, not a criminal case, meaning it's being heard before a judge, not a jury. The judge will deliver a judgment that can involve the payment of damages.
The suit, involving test cases from Harry and three other well-known British claimants, alleges that journalists working for the Mirror Group gathered information about the prince unlawfully, including by hacking into voicemails. It involves 207 newspaper articles published between 1991 and 2011.
