Prince Harry ‘wishes to wreak severe reputational damage’ in ‘mission against royal system’
Prince Harry wishes to wreak as much reputational damage as possible during his civil cases against the tabloid media, a media analyst has claimed.
Alice Enders said that the Duke of Sussex is on a mission against a system that exists between the Royal Household and the tabloid media.
Prince Harry has made in the High Court claims against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers, the parent company of the Sun and defunct News of the World; Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday; and Mirror Group Newspapers, whose parent company is now known as Reach.
Enders told the Financial Times: “Prince Harry is on a mission against what he regards to be a ‘system’ that exists in Britain between the tabloid media and the Royal Household.”
She added: “He wishes…on principle to wreak as much reputational damage as possible.
“The money obviously doesn’t matter as much as the mission.
“Phone hacking has just fallen out of the public eye, and Prince Harry has brought it back to the fore.”
Last week, the Duke of Sussex lost his High Court case against the Home Office.
Harry was challenging the Home Office over his security arrangements when visiting the UK.
The royal was fighting to secure a judicial review over a decision that he should not be allowed to pay privately for his protective security has ended in defeat.
Harry applied for a judicial review based on his offer to pay, which he claimed should have prompted the Home Office to “quash and retake” its decision.
However, the application was refused on a number of grounds by Mr Justice Chamberlain.
He will now be unable to bring a second High Court challenge against the Home Office.
The Home Office warned it risked setting a precedent of allowing wealthy people to buy security from the police.
This ruling followed a one-day High Court hearing in London a fortnight ago.
