- - Prince Harry gets emotional, says Daily Mail made Meghan's life 'misery'

Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAYJanuary 22, 2026 at 12:21 AM

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Prince Harry is emotionally recalling the British tabloid the Daily Mail making his wife Duchess Meghan's life "an absolute misery."

The Duke of Sussex spoke as a witness in his privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday's publisher, Associated Newspapers, as he and six others, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, have accused the publisher of violating their privacy by bugging homes and using other illegal information-gathering tactics as early as the 1990s.

Discussing his fight against intrusion from the British press, Harry, 41, decried having to go through the trial. The lawsuit, among several Harry has levied against media outlets, was first filed in 2022.

"I think it is fundamentally wrong to have to put all of us through this again when all we were asking for is an apology and some accountability," he said. "It is a horrible experience, and the worst of it is that by sitting up here and taking a stand against them … they continue to come after me."

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The lawsuit, which also includes John's husband David Furnish and actress Sadie Frost as claimants, accuses the publisher's papers of producing 14 articles using private detectives, recorded phone conversations, bugged homes and cars, and deceitfully obtained medical records. Associated Newspapers has strongly denied the allegations and says the information was legitimately obtained.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, departs from a court case against Associated Newspapers at The Royal Courts of Justice on Jan. 21, 2026, in London.

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Associated's lawyer, Antony White, has argued that the publisher's journalists had ties to his "leaky" social circle. Harry, in a combative exchange, denied the claims. "For the avoidance of doubt, I am not friends with any of these journalists, and I never have been," Harry said. "My social circles were not leaky. I want to make that absolutely clear."

Harry's appearance as a witness is historic. It is the second time the prince has given evidence in a court, after an appearance in 2023, which made him the first royal in 130 years to do so.

Contributing: Reuters

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