Prince Harry enters witness box for UK court showdown, accuses tabloid of playing 'a destructive role'
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Prince Harry, the youngest son of King Charles III, has accused the publisher of the Daily Mirror of phone hacking and unlawful snooping for scoops on the British royal family.
The youngest son of King Charles III claimed the outlet used unlawful techniques on an "industrial scale" to get scoops on the British royal family. The father of two will face cross-examination by a lawyer for the defendant, Mirror Group Newspapers, which is contesting the claims. Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
The prince wore a dark suit and tie as he sat in the witness box. He told Mirror Group attorney Andrew Green that he had "experienced hostility from the press since I was born." Harry also accused the tabloids of playing "a destructive role in my growing up."
Harry is the first senior British royal since the 19th century to face questioning in court. His ancestor Prince Albert Edward, Queen Victoria’s eldest son who went on to become King Edward VII in 1901, appeared as a witness in a trial over a gambling scandal in 1891.