Summary
The royal editor of the Daily Mail, Rebecca English, has denied seeking flight details for Prince Harry's trips from a freelance journalist. The High Court is examining allegations against the newspaper for collecting personal information unlawfully. Prince Harry, along with other public figures, is suing the newspaper's publisher for privacy breaches.
Key Facts
- The court case involves allegations of illegal information gathering by the Daily Mail.
- Prince Harry and other celebrities are suing the publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, for privacy violations.
- Emails showed communication between Rebecca English and Mike Behr, a freelance journalist in South Africa.
- English denies asking Behr to obtain Prince Harry's flight details.
- English claims a 2007 story about Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy's holiday came from university students, not from flight information.
- English stated that information for stories sometimes came from people present at events, such as a campfire gathering in Botswana.
- Prince Harry suggests that information about him may have been taken from private communications like voicemails.
- English refuted claims she requested or used the flight details in her reporting.
