英国伦敦高等法院裁定，哈里王子、埃尔顿·约翰、丽兹·赫利及另外四名英国知名人士对《每日邮报》出版商Associated Newspapers提起的隐私诉讼败诉[1]。法院驳回了原告方关于该报社进行广泛违法活动（包括窃听）的指控[1]。法官马修·尼克林表示，申请人需证明发表在其身上的信息是通过非法手段获取的，但他们未能做到这一点[1]。
Associated Newspapers要求原告方承担累计3450万英镑（约6640万美元）的法律费用[1]。原告方仅拥有约1600万英镑的保险覆盖，面临超过1800万英镑（约3500万美元）的潜在赔偿缺口[1]。就法律费用的临时支付安排，Associated要求支付1000万英镑，而原告方建议支付800万英镑，期限至8月28日[1]。哈里王子称该裁决是"彻头彻尾的敷衍应付"[1]，而Associated的律师安东尼·怀特则反驳称王子的声明"完全不适当且不合理"[1]。
Prince Harry, Elton John, Liz Hurley, and four other prominent British figures have lost their privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail, in London's High Court [1]. Judge Matthew Nicklin ruled against the claimants, finding that they had failed to prove the information published about them had been obtained unlawfully, despite their allegations of widespread illegal activity including phone hacking [1].
The financial consequences for the defeated parties are substantial. Associated Newspapers is seeking £34.5 million (approximately $66.4 million) in legal costs, with the publisher requesting an interim payment of £10 million [1]. The claimants, who have only approximately £16 million in insurance coverage, have counter-proposed an interim payment of £8 million with an August 28 deadline, leaving a potential shortfall exceeding £18 million (approximately $35 million) [1]. Prince Harry, 41, described the judgment as a "complete and obvious whitewash," prompting Associated's lawyer Antony White to characterize his statement as "entirely inappropriate and unreasonable" [1].