Prince Harry learns his fate in explosive UK tabloid trial during home visit

Prince Harry lost his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's UK publisher after suing the company for unlawfully obtaining information. A UK High Court judge ruled against the Duke of Sussex's favor in his case against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) on Tuesday. His and the six other defendants' claims were dismissed, just one day after Harry returned to the UK for a week of engagements. The ruling concludes Harry's years-long legal battle with the British press, which previously led to him and his wife, Meghan Markle, receiving settlements from Mail on Sunday and The Sun. Harry — along with Elizabeth Hurley, Elton John and Sadie Frost — accused ANL in 2022 of using listening devices placed in cars and homes, as well as hiring private detectives, to obtain information about them illegally from the 1990s to 2011. ANL, the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, previously denied the allegations and claimed their information was legitimately sourced. The 10-week trial kicked off in January at London's High Court, where Harry testified, emotionally describing Markle's time as a royal as "absolute misery." Harry is back in the UK to promote the Invictus Games ahead of Birmingham hosting the event next year.