The Duke of Sussex was mistakenly called a liar who tried to manipulate the public, the Supreme Court heard on Thursday.
The duke sued the Mail on Sunday for defamation, claiming that a report alleging that he had tried to keep a secret court battle over for his bodyguards had caused him “significant injury, embarrassment and suffering”.
The story suggests that after the newspaper first reported that Prince Harry was seeking a judicial review of the government’s decision not to provide police protection during his family’s visits to the UK, his PR machine “tried to make a positive turn. dispute. “
Both sides appeared before Judge Nicklin to ask the judge to determine the meaning of the infringing article.
Justin Rushbrook, QC, for Prince Harry, said the articles, both in print and online, said the duke “lied in his initial public statements that he was always willing to pay for police protection in the UK” when: he insisted, the real position being that he had made such an offer only recently, following his visit to the UK last June.
He said the story suggested that the duke had “wrongly and cynically” tried to manipulate and confuse public opinion by authorizing his “spindoctors” to issue false and misleading statements about his willingness to pay for police protection as soon as the Mail on Sunday revealed that he is suing the government. “
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