Summary

  • Prince Harry's lawyer says newspaper coverage of Prince Harry and ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy meant "they were never alone"

  • The lawyer says illegal methods, such as phone hacking, were used to get stories

  • The prince himself is due to give evidence - but not until Tuesday

  • Andrew Green, for MGN, says it is "absolutely extraordinary...that he is not available for day one of his own trial"

  • He also says there is no evidence of hacking: "Zilch, Zero, Nil, De Nada, Niente, Nothing"

  • Prince Harry, along with other celebrities, accuse MGN of using unlawful means to get stories - including phone hacking

  • The Mirror group denies phone hacking in this case - but it has previously admitted it did take place

Live Reporting

Edited by Marita Moloney and Heather Sharp

  1. Who is involved in the case?

    Prince Harry walks outside the High Court, in London on 30 MarchReuters

    The High Court is currently hearing allegations from Prince Harry and three others that journalists employed by the publisher of the Mirror gathered information on them via unlawful methods, including hacking their phones.

    Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) denies allegations of voicemail interception in these cases. It also claimed some of the cases being brought are beyond a legal time limit.

    Alongside Harry, Coronation Street actors Michael Turner - known professionally as Michael Le Vell - and Nikki Sanderson, as well as Fiona Wightman, the ex-wife of the comedian Paul Whitehouse, have also brought claims against the publisher.

    The four of them are being used as “test cases”, selected to go on trial from a wider group of claimants in a bid to be “representative” of the types of allegations facing the publisher.

  2. Prince Harry's hacking case back in court

    Marita Moloney
    Live reporter

    Hello and thanks for joining us as we prepare to hear from the Duke of Sussex’s lawyer in a High Court hearing involving the publisher of the Daily Mirror.

    Prince Harry is among four famous faces bringing claims of unlawful information gathering - including phone hacking - against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).

    His lawyer David Sherborne will deliver an opening statement, but Harry isn't expected to give evidence until tomorrow.

    We’ll be bringing you live updates and analysis throughout, with some of our reporters in the court alongside the BBC’s royal correspondent Sean Coughlan.

    The hearing’s due to kick off at 10:30 BST - stay tuned.