Factbox: Prince Harry and his lawsuits against the press

Since 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan have brought at least seven lawsuits against British and U.S. media outlets for privacy violations, unlawful conduct, and false reports about them.

Harry, the younger son of King Charles, and Meghan, a former American actress, cited media intrusion as one reason for leaving royal duties and going to California in 2020.

His lawsuits:

SPLASH NEWS:

Harry received an apology and considerable damages from Splash News and Picture Agency in May 2019 for aerial photos of his Oxfordshire house.

X17 Celebrity Photography
In July 2020, the couple sued anonymous paparazzi photographers for using drones and helicopters to take “illegal” images of their 14-month-old son, Archie, at their California home.

In October 2020, X17 apologized and stopped distributing the images.

MEGHAN’S LETTER PRINTED BY ANL
Meghan won a claim against Associated Newspapers in February 2021 after its Mail on Sunday tabloid published excerpts of a 2018 letter she wrote to her estranged father. In 2021, the publisher lost its appeal.

NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS PHONE-HACKING
Harry sued News Group Newspapers (NGN), which publishes the Sun tabloid and the now-defunct News of the World, in September 2019 for hacking his voicemails.

Last week’s preliminary court hearings were for NGN’s case dismissal.

Associated Newspapers Libel Claim
In February 2022, Harry sued ANL for libel after a Mail on Sunday report that accused him of trying to conceal a separate legal dispute with the government over his police protection.

Harry is seeking a non-trial ruling after a London High Court judge declared the piece defamatory. ANL claims a solid defense.

ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS FOR NUMEROUS ILLEGAL ACTS
Harry and Elton John are among seven notable individuals suing ANL for phone-tapping and other illegal acts.

ANL, which denies journalist wrongdoing, wants the cases thrown out before trial because they were brought too late.

MIRRORED NEWSPAPERS OVER PHONE-HACKING
Harry sued Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), which publishes the Daily Mirror, and NGN for phone-hacking.

Harry will testify in June at a May trial of the prince and many other high-profile personalities. MGN disputes.