It has already been a difficult few weeks for Prince Harry, and the latest development marks another setback for the Duke of Sussex. GB News came to a halt to share the breaking announcement that Prince Harry has lost his High Court case against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL). He was among several high-profile figures pursuing legal action against the publishing company over allegations that it carried out or commissioned unlawful activities, including hiring private investigators to plant listening devices in cars, “blagging” private records, and accessing private phone conversations.

However, a judge dismissed all of his claims, and the High Court reached the same conclusion in cases brought by other high-profile figures, including Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence. Sharing further details on the update, Cameron Walker described it as a “bitter blow” for Prince Harry.

He said: “It’s turning into a bad news week. A hugely bitter blow for him. This was the third in a string of high-profile litigations against British tabloids.

“He partially won the Mirror Group Newspaper case, he then settled out of court with The Sun’s publisher, but this really was a complete loss for Prince Harry today in the High Court.”

Cameron continued: “He wanted it to be a personal crusade, he even said on the record that one of the prime reasons for the breakdown in the relationship between the King, his father and Prince William, his brother, was all of these High Court battles he was pursuing.

“Unfortunately for Harry, he has lost that final battle.”

The royal correspondent went on to explain that the claimants alleged that journalists at the Mail and the Mail on Sunday “obtained information unlawfully through phone hacking, hiring private investigators, blagging, corrupt payments and other unlawful methods”.

“But the judge ruled that all those claims were dismissed,” he said.

Cameron went on: “The claimants did not prove on the balance of probability that the stories were the result of unlawful information gathering.”

The presenter read out comments made by Paul Dacre, the Editor-in-Chief of ANL, who described the court battle as a “conspiracy against the free press”, while ANL called it an “overwhelming victory” for the Daily Mail and its journalists.

Cameron added: “The Mail said the litigation was politically motivated and aimed at muzzing the free press.”

In another brutal blow to the Duke of Sussex, the GB News host revealed: “Prince Harry and the other claimants could face a very big financial bill to pay Daily Mail’s legal cost. They want 50 million pounds. That is going to be settled later on this month.”