High Court Rules Today on Whether Daily Mail Illegally Tapped Phones of Prince Harry, Elton John, and Others

A High Court verdict is expected on 7 July in a case against Associated Newspapers Limited, publisher of the Daily Mail, alleging unlawful voicemail interception, landline tapping, and fraudulent information-gathering between 2001 and 2013. Prince Harry, Elton John, David Furnish, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, and Sadie Frost claim 14 ANL articles were based on these methods. The ruling will test whether British tabloid practices from that era remain legally actionable over a decade later.