Prince Harry sues The Sun and Daily Mirror owners over 'phone-hacking' metro.co.uk

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the claims have been filed at the High Court over alleged illegal interception of voicemail messages.

The Duke of Sussex has begun the legal process of suing the owners of the two national newspapers in relation to alleged phone-hacking. The Palace confirmed on Friday that the claims have been filed at the High Court over alleged illegal interception of voicemail messages. However, as the claims are not yet public there is no further information on the allegations at this time. A spokesperson for News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun and the now-defunct News of the World, said: ‘We confirm that a claim has been issued by the Duke of Sussex.