Prince Harry had previously claimed that his personal relationship was heavily influenced by the stories published in the press, which detailed private information known only to his inner circle.
The Duke of Sussex, who appeared at the Royal Court of Justice last month to testify against the Daily Mail publisher, reiterated his position and stressed that the leak did not come from his inner circle.
When the trial continued on Monday, the former Mail on Sunday editor, Peter Wright, revealed to the source of Caroline Graham’s article, which revealed that Harry had been “sedated” with his then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
The former editor told the court that Harry’s ex-girlfriend’s identity “was given by staff” at an Argentine polo ranch and not acquired illegally.
“I understood that Caroline was given Chelsy Davy’s name by staff at the ranch with whom she or those who worked with her had a friendly relationship,” he said.
He also added that he did not recall anyone approaching British Airways for the details and denied that any information had been “blew”.
Last month, Harry gave emotional testimony the papers attributed to sources and friends, which drove him “incredibly paranoid” and led him to believe the papers wanted him to “drive me to drugs and drink to sell more of their papers”.
He was left shocked by the “extraordinary level of detail” mentioned in the story, making him feel like he was “part of an endless pursuit, a campaign, an obsession to have every aspect of my life under surveillance”.
