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A former newspaper editor has told the Supreme Court that Prince Harry’s friends would brief journalists. Katie Nicholl was speaking in a privacy lawsuit brought by the Duke of Sussex and six other public figures against the Mail on Sunday and The Daily Mail.

Associated Newspapers, publisher of both titles, denies claims its journalists commissioned private detectives to hack voicemails, listen to landline calls and ‘reveal’ private information.

The Duke of Sussex’s legal team claimed Harry’s friends were unlikely to provide information to journalists, but Ms Nicholl disputed that claim.

The journalist told the court: “I had no need to sit at home and gather illegal information as I had very good sources close to Prince Harry who spoke to me.”

He added: “They weren’t all tight-lipped. They definitely weren’t. I had very good sources in the immediate area.”