A selection of 33 articles published between 1996 and 2009, covering Prince Harry's personal life and allegations of drug use, were found to be the product of phone hacking and other unlawful information gathering. The court case revealed that Harry's phone was hacked to a modest extent and that certain people at each newspaper were likely involved in the illegal activities.
At the centre of Prince Harry 's High Court battle with Mirror Group News papers (MGN) were a selection of 33 articles dated between 1996 and 2009. The stories, published in the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and the People, covered the Duke of Sussex's relationship with his family and ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy, his military service, injuries and illnesses, and allegations of drug use .
Mr Justice Fancourt found that 15 out of the 33 articles were the product of phone hacking or other unlawful information gathering. The judge said Harry's phone was 'hacked to a modest extent', which was probably 'carefully controlled by certain people at each newspaper' and happened on occasions from about the end of 2003 to April 2009. The judge found articles relating to Harry's alleged drug taking had likely been the product of unlawful information gathering
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