Prince Harry's Legal Battle Judgment Against U.K. Publisher Expected to Be Revealed During His U.K. Trip
Prince Harry's Legal Battle Judgment Against U.K. Publisher Expected to Be Revealed During His U.K. Trip
Janine HenniWed, July 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM UTC
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Prince Harry speaks at the Kyiv Security Forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 23, 2026.Credit: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg via Getty -
A judgment is expected in Prince Harry's lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited soon
The lawsuit is the Duke of Sussex's final active case challenging British tabloid practices
The decision could come during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's anticipated trip to the U.K.
Prince Harry is due for big news in his privacy case against the U.K. publisher of the Daily Mail, and it may come during his upcoming return to his home country.
The ruling in the Duke of Sussex's unlawful information gathering case against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) is expected on Tuesday, July 7, when Harry is expected to be back in the U.K.
PEOPLE confirmed in June that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were planning to bring their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, to the U.K. in July. The family is currently in Europe ahead of the anticipated visit.
Prince Harry, 41, is one of seven high-profile figures — including Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Jude Law's ex-wife, Sadie Frost — who are suing ANL over claims of unlawful information gathering.
Prince Harry arrives at court during a court case against Associated Newspapers Ltd at The Royal Courts of Justice on January 22, 2026 in London.Credit: Neil Mockford/GC Images
ANL is the publisher behind titles including the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, and the organization has strenuously denied the allegations, maintaining that its reporting was legitimately sourced.
Reuters described the stakes of the ANL case as high for both sides, with the costs estimated to run up to tens of millions of dollars, "a tab which the losing side will mainly have to pay," the outlet said. Prince Harry and his fellow claimants are arguing that the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday published stories about them between the 1990s and 2011 with information sourced unlawfully.
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The lawsuit is the last in Prince Harry's series of lawsuits against the British press in recent years, as he's challenged what he has described as illicit tabloid practices in court.
The Duke of Sussex last took the stand in London for the ANL case in January, where he accused the British tabloids of continuing to target him and making Meghan's life "an absolute misery."
Prince Harry, Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet and Meghan Markle in their 2025 holiday card.Credit: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex/Instagram
“By standing up here and taking a stand against them, this has continued to come after me,” Prince Harry said then about the toll the case had taken on him personally. “And they have made my wife’s life an absolute misery, my Lord.”
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“Through the course of this litigation, it’s only got worse, not better,” he told the court about the impact of the media coverage during the years-long saga. “It’s fundamentally wrong to put all of us through all of this again. What’s required is an apology and some accountability. It’s a horrible experience.”
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