Prince Harry, Elton John and others accuse Daily Mail of wiretapping

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Reuters

Britain’s Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other individuals have launched legal action against the editor of the Daily Mail, alleging wiretapping and other breaches of privacy, a law firm for the group said on Thursday.

Associated Newspapers, the publisher behind the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and Mail Online, did not respond to requests for comment.

The group includes actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, filmmaker and Elton John partner David Furnish, and Doreen Lawrence, mother of black teenager Stephen Lawrence murdered in a racist attack in 1993.

Individuals are aware of evidence pointing to privacy violations by Associated Newspapers, including placing listening devices inside people’s cars and homes, as well as hacking into private phone calls, the law firm Hamlins said in a statement.

Harry and his wife Meghan’s relations with the British tabloid press deteriorated after they were married in 2018. The couple previously said they would have “no involvement” with four major British newspapers, including the Daily Mail, accusing them of coverage. false and invasive.

The couple also cited media intrusion as a major factor in their decision to leave royal duties and move to the United States.

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