Britain's Prince Harry due at High Court for his claim against Mirror publisher

Harry is due to appear at the High Court in London to give evidence in his claim against Mirror Group Newspapers (Victoria Jones/PA)

Britain's Prince Harry is due to appear at the High Court as his case against the publisher of the Daily Mirror over alleged unlawful information gathering begins.

Harry is suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages, claiming journalists at its titles – which also include the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People – were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called “blagging” or gaining information by deception and use of private investigators for unlawful activities.