Kensington Palace, the official residence of heir-to-the-throne Prince William, said the prince and his family were away from the London area this week as many schools were out for the Easter holiday. The alleged breaches of privacy include the hacking of cell phone messages, deceitfully obtaining medical records, bribing police officials, and illegally accessing bank records, the statement said. Britain's Home Office, which oversees the country's police forces, ruled in 2020 that Prince Harry's family would not be automatically given the same degree of royal security within the U.K. The Home Office also said it wouldn't allow Prince Harry to pay for his own police protection. The Duke of Sussex is one of a half-dozen high-profile figures who allege the newspaper publisher — which owns the Daily Mail, Mail Online and Mail on Sunday — used unlawful information-gathering tactics. It is unclear whether Prince Harry will spend time with members of his family including his father, King Charles III, and brother, Prince William, during his visit to the UK. The judge, Mr Justice Nicklin, observed that Harry and his fellow claimants “may need to adjust their expectations” regarding the use of Burrows’ evidence. When the Duke of Sussex unexpectedly arrived at the high court on Monday morning he became the most senior royal to appear in a courtroom since Princess Anne admitted being in charge of an English bull terrier that was dangerously out of control in a public space. Subsequent revelations five years later forced Murdoch to shut the paper, led to its editor and others being jailed, a public inquiry into press standards, and millions of pounds being paid in damages by NGN and another newspaper group. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed. Marks his first public appearance there since last September, when he and Meghan attended the funeral and other events to mark the death of Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, made an unexpected appearance in a United Kingdom courtroom on Monday. No specifics were read out in court as sensitive information was kept out of public hearing, BBC News reports. In a skeleton argument obtained by Insider, Harry's legal team wrote that the prince was not informed about the composition of Ravec, and that he had been told it was an independent committee. His legal team added in the skeleton argument that he was therefore denied the opportunity to comment on the appropriateness of certain individuals being involved in the decision-making process. In the inquiry's 2012 report, Lord Justice Brian Leveson said outrageous behavior by some in the press had wreaked havoc with the lives of innocent people whose rights and liberties have been disdained. Prince Harry’s forthcoming memoir “Spare,” which hits shelves on Jan. 10, is full of bombshells – including the revelation that he took his own trip through the Paris tunnel where his mother Princess Diana’s fatal car crash occurred. In his upcoming memoir “Spare,” the Duke of Sussex recalled the moment his father King Charles III broke the news of Princess Diana’s death to him. Prince Harry's forthcoming memoir Spare, which hits shelves on Jan. 10, is full of bombshells – including the revelation that he took his own trip through the Paris tunnel where his mother Princess Diana's fatal car crash occurred. Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” arrives in bookstores on Tuesday, providing a varied portrait of the Duke of Sussex and the royal family. Beltrami said it was ironic Harry and others claimed the publisher illegally obtained information about them from evidence that was supposed to have been kept private and, thus, was itself gathered in violation of the law. Harry’s presence at the High Court in London signals the importance of the case, one of several lawsuits the Duke of Sussex has brought in his battle against the press. The treatment of Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, was one of the key themes of their Netflix doc series Harry & Meghan and his autobiography, Spare. The fact he has chosen to attend in person today shows how seriously the royal is taking this week’s hearings. Harry was “overjoyed” at the arrest of an editor and described his “chipper mood” at the “death rattles coming from the most popular Sunday newspaper, Murdoch’s News of the World. The leading culprit in the hacking scandal, Beltrami wrote in court papers. One article by The Mail on Sunday discussed a vacation the prince took with Davy to a private polo lodge in Argentina and weekends the two spent in Cape Town. Monday’s hearing is not expected to hear from any of the famous claimants accusing the Mail and its sister publications of phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy. Prince Harry claimed Mail on Sunday's implication that the Duke of Sussex lied in his initial statements regarding the security lawsuit libeled him. In his statement of claim, Harry says Mulcaire, through former News of the World executive Greg Miskiw, provided “unlawfully or illegally obtained information” and offered a “menu of illegal services” to an employee of the Mail on Sunday. The Institution was without a doubt withholding information from me for a long time about NGN's phone hacking and that has only become clear in recent years as I have pursued my own claim with different legal advice and representation. Media outlets said Harry was not expected to see his father or his older brother William, the Prince of Wales, during his visit to the U.K. Those categorical denials were believed by a number of individuals who bring claims, he told the court on the fourth and final day of the preliminary hearing, adding only recent discoveries had turned their suspicions into grounds for action. Judge Timothy Fancourt ruled on Wednesday that Harry's case, which alleges unlawful information gathering on behalf of MGN journalists between 1996 and 2011, should be part of the trial. When Diana died, she didn't have police protection. She had a private security team at that point, said Victoria Murphy, ABC News royal contributor. And I think it's very clear that Prince Harry feels that the police protection is superior and that that is what he wants for his family. Get the Robb Report newsletter for similar stories delivered straight to your inbox. Photos from Harry leaving the High Court in London show the former royal’s jacket blown open enough that you can see a bee logo on his white collared shirt, identifying it as Dior. The Dior bee shirt is a cotton poplin dress shirt with a bee embroidered in 18-carat gold thread, finished with mother-of-pearl Dior signature buttons and a shirt-tail hem, available on the Dior website for $1,000. It’s also a perfect symbol of Harry’s new laid-back approach to fashion since moving to California. Prince Harry took the stand on Tuesday and he directly points his finger at the Palace Press Staff members. Prince Harry's lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mirror newspaper over allegations of phone hacking will go to trial in May, a judge at London's High Court ruled on Wednesday. LONDON — — Prince Harry and Elton John were in a London court Monday as the lawyer for a group of British tabloids asked a judge to toss the lawsuit they brought with several other high-profile people who allege phone hacking and other invasions of privacy.
