Prince Harry makes surprise appearance at Parliament as trial continues
Prince Harry attended court today (Image: Getty)Prince Harry reportedly made a surprise appearance at Parliament today, after attending the fourth day of his trial against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The Duke of Sussex returned to the High Court in London this morning for the fourth day of the trial of his legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), after giving evidence on Wednesday.Wearing a dark suit, he waved and smiled at reporters gathered outside court at around 10am, and when asked how he was feeling, replied: “Great, thank you.” Harry left the central London building shortly before 1pm.Nearly an hour later, he was reportedly spotted in the House of Lords during lunchtime. He was seen with Baroness Doreen Lawrence, who is one of the claimants against ANL.Prince Harry leaves court (Image: Getty)Prince Harry was reportedly spotted in the House of Lords (Image: X)ITV’s royal editor, Chris Ship, tweeted: “He [Prince Harry] went to Parliament after leaving the High Court earlier - where he had been supporting co-Claimant Liz Hurley in their joint case against Daily Mail publishers. Doreen Lawrence will give evidence soon.”Harry is one of the seven people, including Sir Elton John, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Liz Hurley, suing the publisher over allegations of unlawful information gathering.ANL strongly denies wrongdoing and is defending the claims.A spokesperson for the duke said on Wednesday evening that he would attend court again on Thursday “to support, and show solidarity with, the other claimants”.Giving evidence for around two hours on Wednesday, the duke appeared emotional as he told the court that ANL had made his wife Meghan Markle's life “an absolute misery”.Answering questions from his barrister, David Sherborne, about how the proceedings had made him feel, the duke said: “It's fundamentally wrong to put us through this again when all we wanted was an apology and accountability.“It's a horrible experience.”Sounding emotional and appearing to be on the verge of tears, he continued: “They continue to come after me, they have made my wife's life an absolute misery, my Lord.”In court, the duke said the case against ANL felt like a "recurring traumatic experience" and a "repeat of the past", adding: "I have never believed that my life is open season to be commercialised by these people."The alleged unlawful information gathering in the duke's case concerns 14 articles published between 2001 and 2013. Get More of Our News on GoogleSet Daily Express as a 'Preferred Source' to get quicker access to the news you value. In written submissions for the trial, Antony White KC, for ANL, said the publisher “strongly denies” that there was any unlawful information gathering, including voicemail interception, directed at the duke.He continued that the articles “were sourced entirely legitimately from information variously provided by contacts of the journalists responsible, including individuals in the Duke of Sussex's social circle, press officers and publicists, freelance journalists, photographers and prior reports”.
