Prince Harry entitled to £320,000 compensation in hacking case, lawyers say

Harry alleges 147 stories from 1996 to 2010, published by MGN titles, used information obtained through unlawful means

Prince Harry leaving the Rolls Buildings in central London after giving evidence in the phone hacking trial against Mirror Group Newspapers earlier this month (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Prince Harry should be awarded up to £320,000 (€372,577) in compensation over the alleged misuse of his private information by a tabloid newspaper publisher, his lawyers have told the High Court.

Harry, 38, is suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages, claiming journalists at its titles – the Daily and Sunday Mirror and Sunday People – were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called “blagging” or gaining information by deception, and the use of private investigators for unlawful activities.