Prince Harry kept his cool during his visit to his homeland as he carried out engagements for charities he supports and events for the Invictus Games last week.
He was an absolute delight in all appearances, especially after the Duke of Sussex had a family reunion for his wife and children with the King. All these events somewhat distracted the public from the massive legal bill that Harry has been hit with after the big loss in the phone hacking case.
Now that Harry is back in Montecito, reality has come crashing back with a brutal blow dealt by the judges after the king’s son issued a scathing response to the verdict.
Harry and six other claimants – Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, Sir Simon Hughes and Baroness Doreen Lawrence – will have to pay around £50 million in legal fees. The royal family had called the decision a “complete and obvious whitewash”.
The King’s Council and former justice secretary, Alex Chalk, slammed Harry for his statement. A King’s Counsel (KC) is an elite status granted to senior lawyers (usually barristers or barristers) by the Crown in Commonwealth countries.
King’s Counsel and former justice secretary, Alex Chalk, slammed Harry for his statement.
“Expressing disagreement with a judgment is perfectly reasonable. But Harry’s attack on a High Court judge was over the top, personal and unacceptable,” he told The Times.
“Judges act in the name of the King and swear an oath of allegiance to the sovereign. That’s how our constitution works, as Harry should know better than most. As disappointed as he was with the result, insulting one of HM’s judges is a line he should not have crossed.”
