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Prince Harry makes surprise appearance in court

The Duke of Sussex, 38, walked into the High Court in London surrounded by bodyguards.

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Prince Harry has arrived at court smiling as he made a surprise appearance for a privacy hearing.

The Duke of Sussex, 38, walked into the High Court in London surrounded by bodyguards, The Sun reported.

Harry is back in the UK as he hopes to win another battle against publishers Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).

The case is over alleged unlawful information-gathering at paper titles including the Daily Mail.

Press and public gathered outside to see him.

Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Prince Harry smiles as he departs from the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on March 27, 2023. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP
Prince Harry smiles as he departs from the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on March 27, 2023. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP

One photographer bumped into the royal before he was swiftly pushed to the side by security.

It comes after the Prince complained visiting the UK was hard due to security concerns.

Harry and his wife Meghan Markle voiced fears over their safety after leaving the firm.

The couple are yet to decide whether they will attend King Charles’ coronation in May.

Last year Harry won a court battle against the Mail on Sunday for defamation.

He sued after the paper ran a story about his separate High Court claim regarding his UK security arrangements.

Meghan and Harry voiced fears for their safety after leaving the Royal Family (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala)
Meghan and Harry voiced fears for their safety after leaving the Royal Family (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala)

The piece published in February 2022 was under the headline: “Exclusive: How Prince Harry tried to keep his legal fight with the government over police bodyguards a secret... then - just minutes after the story broke - his PR machine tried to put a positive spin on the dispute.”

The publisher today is also up against Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence.

The celebrities announced in October they were bringing claims for misuse of private information against the company.

However, ANL hit back at the allegations, describing them at the time as “preposterous smears” and a “pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone-hacking scandal”.

A spokesperson for ANL also said the allegations were “unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims, based on no credible evidence”.

The four-day preliminary hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice begins today.

This story was originally published by The Sun and was reproduced with permission

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