claims over the years, but here was prince harry, determined to have his day in court, telling those inside a packed court 15, and an overflow annex, that every single article written about him had caused him distress, and agreeing he had felt hostility to the media, even before he knew about their methods. he was asked about this line in his witness statement. prince harry told the court he was talking about journalists responsible for causing a lot of pain, upset, the press in general. asked if he was in the witness box to put a stop to the madness, he replied, that is my hope. harry s case is that specific articles in mirror group newspapers from 1996 to 2011 were based on phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering, often by private investigators. today, he was questioned about them in detail. he says the journalist behind this story, about a visit
telling those inside a packed court 15 and an overflow annex that every single article written about him had caused him distress and agreeing he had felt hostility to the media, even before he knew about their methods. he was asked about this line in his witness statement: prince harry told the court he was talking about journalists responsible for causing a lot of pain, upset, the press in general. asked if he was in the witness box to put a stop to the madness, he replied, that is my hope. harry s case is that specific articles in mirror group newspapers from 1996 to 2011 were based on phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering, often by private investigators. today, he s being questioned about them in detail. he says the journalist behind this story, about a visit from his mother on his 12th birthday, was a known user of private investigators.
in ghanaian hospitals. naomi grimley, bbc news. prince harry has become the first senior member of the royal family to give evidence in court in 130 years after taking to the witness stand in his civil case against mirror group newspapers. he s accused the publisher of using unlawful methods including phone hacking to get stories about him, something they deny. our media editor, katie razzall, has been following the case at the high court in london and has this report. in a cul de sac in central london, the world s media. ..focused on itself and one man. others have settled claims over the years, but here was prince harry, determined to have his day in court, telling those inside a packed court 15 and an overflow annex that every single article written about him had caused him distress
others have settled claims over the years, but here was prince harry, determined to have his day in court, telling those inside a packed court 15 and an overflow annex that every single article written about him had caused him distress and agreeing he had felt hostility to the media, even before he knew about their methods. he was asked about this line in his witness statement. prince harry told the court he was talking aboutjournalists responsible for causing a lot of pain, upset, the press in general and asked if he was in the witness box to put a stop to the madness, the plight, that is my hope. his case is that specific articles in mirror group newspapers from 1996 to 2011 were based on phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering often by private investigators. today he was questioned about them
15 and an overflow annex that every single article written about him had caused him distress and agreeing he had felt hostility to the media, even before he knew about their methods. he was asked about this line in his witness statement. prince harry told the court he was talking aboutjournalists responsible for causing a lot of pain, upset, the press in general. asked if he was in the witness box to put a stop to the madness, he replied, that is my hope. harry s case is that specific articles in mirror group newspapers from 1996 to 2011 were based on phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering, often by private investigators. today, he has been questioned about them in detail. he says the journalist behind this story, about a visit from his mother on his 12th birthday, was a known user of private investigators. mgn s barrister told him