{"id":8089,"date":"2026-07-07T18:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/shocked-prince-harry-rages-over-whitewashed-court-decision-in-uk-tabloid-trial\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:39:05","slug":"shocked-prince-harry-rages-over-whitewashed-court-decision-in-uk-tabloid-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/shocked-prince-harry-rages-over-whitewashed-court-decision-in-uk-tabloid-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocked Prince Harry rages over &#8216;whitewashed&#8217; court decision in UK tabloid trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F133638856.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prince Harry called out the court\u2019s \u201cwhitewashed\u201d decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/07\/royal-family\/prince-harry-learns-his-fate-in-uk-tabloid-trial-during-home-visit\/\">dismiss his and six others\u2019 years-long lawsuit<\/a> against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis judgment represents a complete reversal of the position which previous judges have taken in relation to the hacking claims successfully brought against both News Group Newspapers and Mirror Group Newspapers (who were represented by, at the time, the judge who made this decision),\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeneric findings about various private investigators that were held by the courts in these parallel claims to have carried out unlawful activity at the very same time in relation to similar stories and well-known individuals have been wholly ignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prince Harry (seen above Tuesday) slammed the court\u2019s decision to dismiss his and six others\u2019 years-long lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). <span class=\"credit\">ANDY RAIN\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cWe came to court seeking justice and accountability. But we have received neither,\u201d the Duke of Sussex (seen above Tuesday) and his fellow claimant Baroness Doreen Lawrence told Page Six. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Harry, 41, and Lawrence, 73, said the court has shown \u201cinconsistency which is hard to understand or reconcile with common sense\u201d by choosing to dismiss the evidence heard over the course of the trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected,\u201d the <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0593593804\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSpare-Prince-Harry-Duke-Sussex%2Fdp%2F0593593804%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F07%2F07%2Froyal-family%2Fshocked-prince-harry-rages-over-whitewashed-court-decision-in-uk-tabloid-trial%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cSpare\u201d<\/a> author and the activist claimed in the statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the lengths to which the court has gone to exonerate the Mail is as shocking as it is totally unwarranted,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cIt is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected,\u201d the \u201cSpare\u201d author (seen above Tuesday) and the activist claimed in the statement.  <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Harry (seen above) and Lawrence said they feel like the court has \u201cone rule for the newspapers and another for the claimants.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen the court says there is not sufficient evidence of wrongdoing, despite the documents showing otherwise, then one does wonder how justice was ever going to be achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Lawrence said they feel like the court has \u201cone rule for the newspapers and another for the claimants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the claimants presented evidence, Mail journalists simply gave denials, and the court chose uncritically to believe them, even in the face of inconsistencies, contradictions and blatant untruths that were obvious to neutral observers in court when compared to the documents,\u201d they alleged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe presented to the court evidence which we believed was compelling at the time and remains so now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Harry (seen above Tuesday) and Lawrence thanked their legal team and the witnesses. <span class=\"credit\">J.A. \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>On Tuesday, the judge ruled that Harry (seen above) and the other claimants had not proven that the information used by ANL for its articles was not obtained unlawfully. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harry and Lawrence concluded their statement by thanking their legal team \u201cfor all their hard work\u201d and the witnesses \u201cwho were brave enough to come forward in the pursuit of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning, a UK High Court judge ruled against Harry\u2019s favor in his case against ANL \u2014 the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday \u2014 whom the royal accused of unlawfully obtaining information.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Matthew Nicklin said in his ruling that the claimants\u2019 allegations were serious but they had not proven that the information used by ANL for its articles was not obtained unlawfully.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In 2022, Harry (seen above with Andy Mundy-Castle, Afua Hirsch and Misan Harriman on Monday) filed a lawsuit claiming ANL used listening devices and hired private detectives to illegally obtain information about him. <span class=\"credit\">Jed Cullen\/Dave Benett\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The duke was initially supposed to travel across the pond with his wife, Meghan Markle (seen above with Harry), and their kids. <span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe court rejected the argument that, simply because information was private, and because Associated could not positively explain how it had been sourced, the relevant article must have been unlawfully sourced,\u201d he wrote in the summary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/07\/07\/media\/prince-harry-privacy-case-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Harry filed a lawsuit against ANL, claiming the company used listening devices placed in cars and homes and hired private detectives to illegally obtain information about them from the 1990s to 2011.<\/p>\n<p>ANL previously denied the allegations and claimed their information was legitimately sourced.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the 10-week trial began. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Harry\u2019s wife and kids (seen above with their dad) stated in America after being\u00a0denied taxpayer-funded security. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@meghan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Moments after the judge\u2019s ruling, Harry spoke at an Invictus Games Foundation conference (as seen above). <span class=\"credit\">Youtube\/ITV News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During Harry\u2019s testimony, he shared that his wife, Megan Markle, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/21\/royal-family\/prince-harry-says-meghan-markles-royal-life-was-absolute-misery-during-uk-tabloid-trial-testimony\/\">lived in \u201cabsolute misery\u201d<\/a> as a royal due to the media\u2019s alleged constant invasion of privacy.<\/p>\n<p>Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/07\/royal-family\/prince-harry-happy-to-be-back-in-the-uk-despite-security-concerns-keeping-meghan-markle-kids-away\/\">arrived back in the UK<\/a> on Monday to promote\u00a0next year\u2019s Invictus Games, which will be hosted in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p>The former helicopter pilot was supposed to bring the \u201cSuits\u201d alum, 44, and their children \u2014 Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5 \u2014 to England; however, Markle and the kids stayed in the US after being\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/28\/royal-family\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-and-kids-may-scrap-uk-visit-after-being-denied-taxpayer-funded-security\/\">denied taxpayer-funded security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after learning of the judge\u2019s ruling, Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/07\/royal-family\/prince-harry-forced-to-give-speech-moments-after-learning-about-humiliating-court-defeat\/\">gave a welcome address<\/a> at the 14th Invictus Games Foundation Conversation: From Policy to Practice conference at Chatham House.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a 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