Prince Harry is launching legal proceedings against the owners of two British tabloids over phone-hacking claims.
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According to the Guardian, Harry filed the proceedings at the British High Court against the Sun and the Daily Mirror, alleging illegal interception of voicemail messages by the papers.
A source from one of the tabloids confirmed to the Guardian that they were aware of the legal claims but they had not yet been served.
The BBC‘s royals correspondent Jonny Dymond has reported that “the presumption is this goes back to the phone-hacking scandal of the early 2000s.”
The Royal Family previously took News of The World to court over the hacking of Prince Harry and William’s voicemails.
Rupert Murdoch settled out of court to avoid the media attention which has cost an estimated £1bn. It is unclear if this lawsuit will be settled before but considering how angry Prince Harry is, he might not see the benefits to dealing with this before it reaches the courtroom.
The suit was launched prior to Meghan Markle launching her own legal action against the Mail on Sunday, accusing the paper of breach of privacy and copyright infringement.
While not specified, it is expected to be in relation to The Mail having published a private letter sent to her by her estranged father Thomas Markle.
Earlier this week, Harry also wrote a letter attacking the British media for “waging campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences” in their coverage of himself and his wife.
