Court to rule in Prince Harry, Daily Mail privacy case

In the UK, the Duke of Sussex is set to discover the result of his High Court case against the Daily Mail's publisher.

Prince Harry, who now lives in the US, arrived in London yesterday ahead of the judgment being published this afternoon, after an 11-week trial earlier this year in his claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over alleged unlawful information gathering.

A group of household names, including singer Elton John and his husband David Furnish, alleged acts including voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception - also known as "blagging", carried out by private investigators, freelance journalists and ANL staff.

ANL strongly denies the claims and defended the case, saying it "has established a complete defence to all parts of the claims on the merits" and that the cases have been brought too late.

Judge Mr Justice Nicklin will give his written ruling on the case via email at 2pm.

Dozens of people gave evidence during the trial in London, including Harry, the rest of the group of household names of Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost and Simon Hughes, as well as many current or former ANL journalists and executives.

During around two hours of cross-examination in January, Harry said he could not complain about some of the 14 articles in his case at the time "because of the institution I was in".

He also said in his written evidence that "knowingly false" information was added to stories to "put me off the scent", to conceal unlawful methods, including voicemail interception.

As part of its defence, ANL said that Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday journalists provide a "compelling account of a pattern of legitimate sourcing of articles", including friends and "leaky" social circles, press officers and spokespersons, as well as previous reporting, freelance journalists and stories from other newspapers and news agencies.

The trial also heard arguments over whether the cases were brought in time as the law states that legal action related to unlawful information-gathering must be launched within six years of someone discovering they could have a claim.