The newspaper articles the Duke of Sussex claims involved unlawful activity
At the heart of his legal battle with the publisher of the Mirror are numerous articles about the Duke of Sussex’s life.
Harry alleges that the approximately 140 articles published by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) from 1996 to 2010 used information obtained through unlawful means, such as phone hacking.
The articles cover the Duke’s relationship with his family and ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy, some injuries and illnesses, his military service and allegations of drug use.
Some 33 articles from 1996 to 2009 were selected for review during an ongoing trial over Harry’s disputed lawsuit against MGN.
MGN has informed the London trial that it disputes that 28 of the 33 articles involved unlawful gathering of information and that it was disallowed for the remaining five articles.
The editor claims the stories came from a range of sources, including information disclosed by royal households or other royals, freelance journalists and news outlets, as well as confidential sources with “extensive” royal contacts.
Here is a list of the 33 items:
“Diana is so sad about Harry’s big day.” Daily Mirror. September 16, 1996.
“Princes go to the mountains for a gala”. daily mirror. July 17, 2000.
“3am – Harry’s time at the bar”. daily mirror. September 19, 2000.
“Snap… Harry breaks his thumb like William; Exclusive”. Tagesspiegel. November 11, 2000.
“Rugger off Harry”. sunday mirror November 11, 2000.
“Harry took drugs” and “Cool it Harry”. sunday mirror January 13, 2002.
“Harry’s Cocaine Ecstasy and GHB Parties”. The mirror. January 14, 2002.
“Harry has kissing disease.” daily mirror. March 29, 2002.
“No Eton bits and pieces for Harry, 18”. September 16, 2002.
“The matured Harry is godfather”. The human. April 20, 2003.
“Let Harry lead the cadet’s march.” daily mirror. April 29, 2003.
“Harry is ready to leave Oz.” Daily Mirror. September 27, 2003.
“Beach Comb Harry”. daily mirror. December 16, 2003.
“Wills… seeing Burrell is just one way to stop him from selling any more Diana secrets. Harry, no… Burrell is a…”. The human. December 28, 2003.
“Harry is a Chelsy fan”. daily mirror. November 29, 2004.
“When Harry Met Daddy… The Greatest Threat to Wildlife in Africa”. daily mirror. December 13, 2004.
“Harry’s girl to drop him”. daily mirror. January 15, 2005.
“Chelsy is not happy”. daily mirror. January 15, 2005.
“What have you done!”. sunday mirror February 6, 2005.
“Who Dares Windsors?” Daily Mirror. March 4, 2005.
“Chelsy’s Gap EIIR”. The human. April 24, 2005.
“Harry, carry!”. The human. May 15, 2005.
“Chel shocked”. The human. April 9, 2006.
“Said Davy.” The human. September 16, 2007.
“Hooray, Harry broke up.” sunday mirror November 11, 2007.
“Down in the dumped”. daily mirror. November 12, 2007.
“Uh, okay if I drop you off here?” Sunday Mirror. December 2, 2007.
“Harry scared when the cell phone is stolen”. daily mirror. July 26, 2008.
“Soldier Harry’s Taliban”. The human. September 28, 2008.
“He just loves drinking and army, she’s fed up and going home.” Sunday Mirror. January 25, 2009.
“3am: What a way to see Harry.” Daily Mirror. March 26, 2009.
“Harry’s Date with the Gladiators Star”. The human. April 19, 2009.
“Chelsy’s New Guy”. The human. April 26, 2009.
