After a series of bad news for Dukes of SussexThe prince (39 years old) received good news. The judge agreed with him and considered that the British tabloid Mirror hacked mobile phone Harry and other celebrities to obtain information illegally.

In a case that will set a precedent, a London court has ruled in favor of Prince Harry after long legal battle to demonstrate the press’s intrusion into his life. Judge Timothy Fancourt found there was sufficient evidence to show that the Mirror Group newspapers, which controls various mediaused several illegal methods to obtain information from the son of King Charles III and other famous people.

“I was told that killing dragons would result in me being burned.”

Prince Harry will receive 140,600 pounds (about 163,757 euros) in damages for the hacking of his phone between 2004 and 2009 and other attacks on his privacy between 1991 and 2011. “I was told that killing dragons will cause me to burn But given today’s victory and the importance of doing the right thing in the pursuit of a fair and free press, it is a price worth paying,” the Duke of Sussex said.

Despite Prince Harry’s statements at his trial last June, no concrete evidence of cell phone hacking was found.. However, the level of detail published by the Mirror Group was sufficient for the judge to find that illegal methods were used to obtain the information.

Since this was a civil matter and not punishable, hacking did not have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. What was enough was enough sufficient evidence to show that it was probable. In addition, lawyers are not from the business group Mirror, Sunday mirror And Sunday people They failed to demonstrate otherwise, as the 386-page ruling shows.

One before and one after

This court and its decision Check out the before and after of Harry’s life. The youngest of the kings, Charles III, took a step forward, contrary to the usual modus operandi of the British royal family, when confronted with the media. Usually The Royal House prefers not to answer and does not repeat any controversy, and the Duke of Sussex was the first member of the royal family to sit on the court since the 19th century.

As Prince Harry notes, his victory in this case is also a great triumph. In his memoirs In the shadowexpressed how was a victim of the press and how exactly the treatment of his marriage led to his departure from the royal family.

In addition, the author of the books, Omid Scobie, also testified at the trial. Harry and Meghan: free. And The final and a great friend of the Sussexes. The journalist and writer said that during an internship in one of the group’s media heard Piers Morgan speak on this topic. In particular, how they received information from Kylie Minogue thanks to a message on her voicemail.

Piers Morgan, who was then editor Daily mirrorr, is also one of Meghan Markle’s biggest critics, whom he has attacked non-stop in recent years.