Liz Hurley arrives to give evidence against Daily Mail publisher after Prince Harry takes to witness stand
Liz Hurley arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice for the fourth day of the hearing into the ongoing case against the Daily Mail publisher.
He will testify on Thursday, a day after Prince Harry told the court: “They made my wife’s life a complete misery.”
Ms Hurley arrived at the court in central London at around 9.45am with her son Damian Hurley.
The Duke of Sussex also arrived to support his fellow claimants and was seen waving to reporters and members of the public outside. When asked by a member of the media how he felt, he smiled and replied: “Great, thank you.”
Asked on Wednesday by his lawyer David Sherborne how the hearings had made him feel, the Duke said: “It is fundamentally wrong to put us in this situation again when all we want is an apology and accountability.
“This is a terrible experience.”
In his 23-page witness statement, Harry said he had “no idea” he might have a claim against ANL when he filed suit against two other newspaper publishers.
He continued: “I’m sure it’s obvious, had I known sooner I would have taken action, especially given the treatment of ANL.” related to Meghan and her argument against it.”
The Duchess of Sussex sued ANL in 2021 and won the case after The Mail On Sunday published parts of a “personal and private” letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle.
Shortly after he started dating Meghan, Harry attacked the media for “abuse and harassment” towards her.
Kensington Palace warned on his behalf: “This is not a game; this is his life.”
In a standoff between Harry and lawyers acting on behalf of ANL, the Duke told the High Court: “I was not a leaker of my social circles, I want to make that absolutely clear.”
If I suspect someone, “I will have to cut off contact with this person,” he said.
One of the stories Harry complained about concerned his “secret discussions” after a photograph of the dying Diana, Princess of Wales, was published in the Italian press; He described this article as “beyond cruel”.
In his written statement, Harry described an article published in the Daily Mail in July 2006 as “truly disgusting” and said he had private conversations with his brother, now the Prince of Wales.
Other articles were about his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy; Harry told the court he was “really worried something bad would happen” while he was in a relationship with her.
In his written statement he said: “I never suspected Chelsy of stories like this but I was one of her friends. If I had seen this story at the time I would have been very angry and angry.”
“I would question how Associated learned this information, but I would also feel like I had to accept it as fact. related to My love.”
Ms Hurley, along with the duke, Sir Elton John and his wife David Furnish, actress Sadie Frost, campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence and politician Sir Simon Hughes, are suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of unlawful collection of information.
ANL categorically denies any wrongdoing and defends the allegations.
The hearing before Your Honor, which is expected to conclude in March, will continue at 10.30.
