‘At no point did I have a relationship without the tabloids getting involved and trying to ruin it’
The Duke of Sussex has laid bare the trauma he believes living in the spotlight has brought him, during a hearing at the High Court in London. Prince Harry spent two days testifying in his case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information-gathering.
During his time in the witness box, he spoke openly about painful moments from his past, including the end of his relationship with former girlfriend Chelsy Davy, feelings of paranoia growing up and fears he would be expelled from Eton College.
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Harry flew to the UK to testify at the trial, in which he alleged that 144 articles published between 1996 and 2010 by MGN contained information gathered using unlawful methods, with 33 of the pieces selected to be considered at the hearing.
During his two days of testimony Harry told the court that he had taken part in the case in a bid to stop the “abuse, intrusion and hate” that was “directed towards” himself and his wife theDuchess.
The Duke said he had not considered launching a
