Prince Harry was victim of hacking by Mirror Group papers

The judge ruled Piers Morgan knew about phone hacking - and was involved.

In Summary

• Mr Justice Fancourt says the prince's personal phone was targeted between 2003 and 2009.

• He says 15 of 33 sample articles were “the product of phone hacking… or the product of other unlawful information gathering".

Prince Harry
Prince Harry
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The High Court rules Prince Harry was the victim of phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) and awards him £140,600 in damages.

Mr Justice Fancourt says the prince's personal phone was targeted between 2003 and 2009.

He says 15 of 33 sample articles were “the product of phone hacking… or the product of other unlawful information gathering".

There was "extensive" phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers from 2006 to 2011, he rules.

Separately, the judge rules Piers Morgan knew about phone hacking - and was involved - when he was editor of the Daily Mirror.

MGN issues a statement saying the group "apologises unreservedly" for where "historical wrongdoing took place".

Prince Harry, via his lawyer, says: "Today is a great day for truth as well as accountability".

Piers Morgan says statement coming soon

In the last few minutes, Piers Morgan has said he'll soon make a statement about today's High Court ruling.

"So all you guys camped outside my house in the cold won't have to have to wait much longer," he joked to journalists, in a post on social media.

Mr Justice Fancourt ruled earlier today that Morgan knew about phone hacking - and was involved - when he was editor of the Daily Mirror between 1995 and 2004

Mirror Group Newspapers has admitted phone hacking took place, but insists blame cannot be pinned on executives or editors because it says the unlawful activity was deliberately concealed by the journalists.

Morgan has repeatedly denied involvement in phone hacking.

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