Prince Harry Triumphs in Landmark Phone Hacking Lawsuit Against UK Tabloid

Prince Harry has won a partial victory in his phone hacking claim against the Mirror Group, with a judge ruling that there was "extensive" hacking and that 15 out of 33 news articles submitted by Harry were the result of accessing his voicemail. The court awarded Harry £140,600 ($180,000) in damages. The judge stated that phone hacking was widespread and habitual at the Mirror Group, with senior managers aware of and covering up the practice. Harry called for criminal charges to be brought against the publisher and for an investigation to be launched. Mirror Group Newspapers apologized for historical wrongdoing. Piers Morgan, former editor of the Daily Mirror, has not yet commented on the judgment. This is the first of several lawsuits Harry has brought against British tabloids.