7 Jun 2023

'Couldn't trust anyone' - Prince Harry on tabloid hacking case

From Morning Report, 6:44 am on 7 June 2023

Prince Harry has accused tabloid newspapers of hacking his voicemails when he was a teenager, saying it made him feel he "couldn't trust anybody".

In a witness statement released in his case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), he said the press had also cast him as a "cheat" and a "thicko".

Harry, who gave evidence in court, said he had played up to headlines when young, leading to a "downward spiral".

He claims journalists unlawfully gathered information, which MGN denies. By appearing in the witness stand, Harry has become the first senior royal to give evidence in a court of law since Edward VII in 1891.

Our correspondent Julia Chapman spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from London.