The British tabloid media, which is suspected of hacking Prince Harry’s cell phone after a falling out with the royal family, has officially apologized for illegally collecting information.
According to reports such as Reuters? AFP and CNN on the 10th (local time), a trial was held in London on the same day in connection with the alleged hacking of Prince Harry’s mobile phone, and the Mirror Group Newspaper (MGN), which publishes the ‘Daily Mirror’, reported on this He issued an official apology.
In a written statement to the London High Court, MGN said it “takes full responsibility and apologizes” for illegally collecting information on Prince Harry and three other celebrities in the past. At the same time, he promised to prevent recurrence and compensate.
Prince Harry’s side claims that MGN, which owns the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, and Sunday People, included information illegally collected by hacking mobile phones in the article.
In 2004, MGN admitted to allegations of collecting illegal information about Prince Harry’s activities at a London nightclub, and vowed that “such an act will never be repeated.”
“We are committed to being honest, and the goal of this trial is to enable both the company and journalists to move forward from events that happened years ago.”
A lawyer for Prince Harry said: “The use of blatantly against the law to obtain all information about life outside of the royal family is very appalling. No one should ever have to do this.”
The trial is expected to last for the next seven weeks, and Prince Harry is expected to appear in person as a witness in early June to testify in court.
From the mid-1990s to 2016, Prince Harry has filed at least seven lawsuits, including suing The Sun and the now-defunct News of the World’s parent company, Newsgroup Newspapers (NGN), for illegal wiretapping.
Prince Harry, the second son of King Charles III, resigned from all positions in 2020 after falling out with the royal family, left with his wife Meghan Markle, and is currently living in California, USA.
Prince Harry attended the coronation ceremony of King Charles III held on the 6th, without his wife, and returned to the United States immediately without attending the greeting on the terrace of Buckingham Palace.
Source: Donga
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