Prince Harry has filed a claim for £320,000 in damages for 33 newspaper articles published by Mirror Group Newspapers, alleging a breach of his privacy.
The requested amounts were disclosed on the final day of the trial investigating allegations of phone hacking, initiated by Prince Harry and three others.
In relation to stories about his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy and his past drug use, Prince Harry's legal team has requested up to £30,000 for each article.
A representative for Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) argued this week that the Duke of Sussex should only be entitled to £500 for a private investigator's attempt to obtain personal information about him.
The largest damages application pertains to a 2005 front-page story in the Daily Mirror, titled "Chelsy Davy to Dump Him," which reported on the prince's relationship at the time. Prince Harry's lawyers claim that the article, which included photos and specific details about the couple's contact, added to his embarrassment and further eroded his trust in others.
The second highest claimed amount, £25,000, is linked to a story in the Sunday People from 2003 that highlighted a disagreement between Prince Harry and his father, the Prince of Wales, regarding a meeting with Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell. The article allegedly contained private and sensitive information related to the disagreement.
Prince Harry is also seeking £20,000 for a 2002 Daily Mirror article that suggested he had hosted parties involving drug use. The document states that the duke did not provide the quoted remarks and connects the story to payments made to a tracing agency involved in unlawful information gathering.
Additionally, records of claims by actors Nikki Sanderson and Michael Turner have been released. Sanderson's claims total more than £331,000, with the largest demand being £75,000 for a story about her strained relationship with her father. Turner is claiming over £131,000 for stories related to his wrongful accusations of sexual offenses.
During the trial's final hours, the defendant's barrister questioned the lack of objective evidence of Prince Harry's phone being hacked and challenged the validity of the claims made by the opposing party.
The judgment in the case is not expected for several months. Photo by DoD News Features, Wikimedia commons.