Prince Harry v The Mirror in phone hacking case

It’s nice to celebrate your child’s birthday obviously, but if I was called into court as a witness, I’d be there, child’s birthday or not. But then I don’t have any sense of entitlement at all.

I’m not going to get involved in these shenanigans except to say - I don’t believe anything the right wing press has to say. They are rotten to the core. It’s about time someone stood up to them. William may have settled out of court but why shouldn’t Harry (along with the others) go to court?

I think that’s the point Llfl, the judge was expecting him to be in court this morning and he wasn’t. In other words, he should have gone to court.

maddyone

I think that’s the point Llfl, the judge was expecting him to be in court this morning and he wasn’t. In other words, he should have gone to court.

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Precisely.

Let's get things in perspective.It was opening statements today. The judge thought witnesses should be available in case they didn't take the whole day. The judge was "a little surprised" Harry was not there. The newspaper's counsel accused Harry of wasting court time and tried to get his lawyers to cut short their opening statement..

The Mirror has already admitted that phones were hacked, the issue is wether or not the Editors knew that the hacks were illegal. Of course they did, they knew for sure that it was illegal and didn’t care, as it is a civil case on the balance of probabilities Harry should win.

Personally I think Harry is a fool, but nobody deserves to be hounded the way him, his family and friends have been

He's a product of his upbringing. His parents trashed each other publicly and his dad said the Queen was a cold and distant mother. He was paraded around like a status symbol from birth (as is being done to his niece and nephews), made to walk behind his mum's coffin in front of millions and sent straight to a new boarding school a few weeks later. His dad and Uncle chose to mix with paedophiles. When his wife received racial abuse from the press, his family didn't say anything.

'To wrongs don't make a right' springs to mind.

WellsRoseI take it you don’t like the royal family.

Two not To

No indeed Smileless, two wrongs certainly do not make a right.

Katie59

The Mirror has already admitted that phones were hacked, the issue is wether or not the Editors knew that the hacks were illegal. Of course they did, they knew for sure that it was illegal and didn’t care, as it is a civil case on the balance of probabilities Harry should win.

Personally I think Harry is a fool, but nobody deserves to be hounded the way him, his family and friends have been

And if anyone believes what the disingenuous Piers Morgan says about anything then they need a reality check.

I agree that hacking is not the issue, it is whether senior members of the newspaper knew it was taking place and condoned it.

I still think H's behaviour was discourteous.

I don't remember him being like this before he left England to live in America, but perhaps his staff always made sure he was in the right place at the right time.

If his phone was hacked, then that was wrong. Everyone has the right to a private life.

But, it's up to him to prove it, so let the courts decide.

maddyone

*WellsRose*I take it you don’t like the royal family.

I've never met any of them but it doesn't matter what anyone thinks as they are put in these elevated positions because they came out of a cerain fanny not because they're good, clever or talented.

How childish, WellsRose

How crude

What do you mean childish. Its true. Ok you explain how Chatles became King if I've got it wrong.

Is fawning over a load of mediocre people who haven't done anything to deserve their priviledge.

Anniebach

How crude

The Royal family are only the Royal family by birth. Yes some of the mums may have had c-sections but most people through the birth canal so what is crude about it?

Hurray, a bit of light entertainment.
Charles became king the same way as WellsRose became whoever he/she is.
Born into it-no choice in the matter.

She/he didn’t have to be crude, but . . .
It happens, whether you arrive down the birth canal or you are from your mother's womb / Untimely ripped.

Incidentally WellsRose, our US readers use fanny to mean their rear end. I trust you didn’t come out of a fanny.

Ouch no . I don't usually need to discuss these things but if i do, I'll say vagina.

Mollygo

Hurray, a bit of light entertainment.
Charles became king the same way as WellsRose became whoever he/she is.
Born into it-no choice in the matter.

She/he didn’t have to be crude, but . . .
It happens, whether you arrive down the birth canal or you are from your mother's womb / Untimely ripped.

Incidentally WellsRose, our US readers use fanny to mean their rear end. I trust you didn’t come out of a fanny.

Incidentally WellsRose, our US readers use fanny to mean their rear end. I trust you didn’t come out of a fanny

Just the posts, Mollygo 💩

Sorry @Callistemon21 I'm not sure I understand what you mean by that? Could you explain?

None of us can help where or to whom we were born to.

But, we can all control how we behave - I'm not condoning Harry, but I think the royals are also self serving and vengeful at times. Aided ably by the Palace PR machine and the obedient media.🙄

The royals all play an "acting" part, in public, and no one knows what has gone on/goes on behind closed doors.

Harry isn't asking for money with this - and whatever the family squabbles, phone hacking is still wrong.

And, the media should be held to account - taking a pay off, as William allegedly did, was the coward's way out.

In my view.🙂

Good post DiamondLily. The only thing I would add is that by taking the layout, William avoided the media circus and the whole thing was more discreet. I understand he donated the money to charity and so at least the charity benefited.