Prince Harry had pursued a case against the Daily Mail Publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, along with seven other high-profile claimants.
The Duke of Sussex had accused the publisher of acquiring private information through “illegal” means and had given detailed evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice last month.
When asked why he had not complained about some of the articles at the heart of his claim, Harry replied that he believed “to some extent” that the information in the articles came from legitimate sources.
He also believed that the “institution” would not have allowed him to complain anyway.
While Harry’s case is still ongoing, a surprising Jeffery Epstein connection has emerged, with the convicted pedophile claiming the “palace” asked him to take legal action against a newspaper for alleged phone hacking.
In the email, dated July 12, 2011, Epstein received legal advice on how to open the case against the New York Post, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Group in New York.
“If you have been following the problems with Rupert Murdoch and News intl. He closed one of his newspapers in London after it was caught hacking the phone,” the email reads.
“Well, there’s no love lost in the palace for him. They say they have evidence that the NY Post hacked my phones to get to Prince Andrew.”
It continued: “The Palace has asked if I would file suit in New York. a.) I’m not a sympathetic figure, but the girl who accused Andrew is even less credible than Strauss Kahn’s maid b.) I’m not sure I want the fight. c) I’m not sure you’d be conflicted.”
It is unclear what is being referred to as the “palace” in the email. It could have been Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, or it could have been the institution itself.
The email in question comes from the latest tranche of documents released by the US Department of Justice. It aired two days after the News of the World shut down after its owners, News International, admitted hacking for their work.
This seems to have a similar tone to Prince Harry’s trial, but it is possible that these two events may have a connection. It is still unknown how things will develop in the case.
