A source has revealed that Prince Harry has filed claims against two newspapers over alleged phone hackings.
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The allegations “regarding the illegal interception of voicemail messages” have been filed against British papers The Sun and The Daily Mirror.
A spokeswoman for The Sun said in a statement: “We confirm that a claim has been issued by the Duke of Sussex. We have no further comment to make at the current time.”
Meanwhile a source at The Mirror says the company is aware of the issue but were unable to comment.
The move comes after news Harry had been forced to sue the Mail on Sunday after they allegedly published a private letter written by his wife, Meghan Markle.
The letter was written to Meghan’s father Thomas Markle, detailing her pain at their broken relationship.
What’s more, Prince Harry claimed that he had been “witness to her private suffering for too long” and accused the press of waging a “ruthless campaign.”
Harry – who shares son Archie with Meghan – noted that the positive publicity they received on their royal tour of South Africa indicated the Press’s “double standards.”
The statement on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s website reads: “As a couple, we believe in media freedom and objective, truthful reporting. We regard it as a cornerstone of democracy and in the current state of the world – on every level – we have never needed responsible media more.
“Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences – a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year, throughout her pregnancy and while raising our newborn son.”
Prince Harry then wrote about his fears for the Duchess of Sussex, and that the “bullying” mirrors that which happened to his mother, the late Princess Diana – who died in a car crash while being chased by the press.
He wrote: “Though this action may not be the safe one, it is the right one. Because my deepest fear is history repeating itself. I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces.”
The claim is being filed against the Mail on Sunday over the alleged misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.
The Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers said it “stands by the story it published and will be defending this case vigorously”.
It added: “Specifically, we categorically deny that the Duchess’s letter was edited in any way that changed its meaning.”
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