The Duke of Sussex, alongside Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, have accused the newspaper of phone hacking, landline tapping and using private investigators to \u2018blag\u2019 information such as medical records. <\/p>\n
Giving evidence, Harry became emotional as he said Associated Newspapers Limited had made his wife Meghan Markle<\/a>\u2019s life \u201ca misery\u201d. <\/p>\n The duke has now arrived in the UK<\/a> after stating his invitation to stay at Buckingham Palace<\/a> was withdrawn \u201cat the last moment\u201d. <\/p>\n He has returned for five days of engagements in London and Birmingham, and is not currently being joined by his wife Meghan and two children. <\/p>\n Harry accepted an offer to stay at the royal residence after making alternative security arrangements over the weekend. <\/p>\n But a spokesperson for the duke said his offer was revoked ahead of the looming judgement in his case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, which is due on Tuesday. <\/p>\n The appropriate hospitality and staffing provision was said to be no longer available, with Buckingham Palace<\/a> also believing the longstanding legal case had complicated the matter, and could compromise the King\u2019s constitutional position.<\/p>\n <\/a>What has Prince Harry’s spokesperson said? <\/p>\n A spokesman for Prince Harry said: \u201cI am aware of multiple briefings from Buckingham Palace last week suggesting that the duke had not accepted the offer of accommodation at a royal residence.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing (the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures) Ravec\u2019s decision not to provide security for his family, the duke spent last week making alternative security arrangements.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce those arrangements were in place, he was able to formally accept the offer of accommodation for himself over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n The spokesman added: \u201cIt is therefore disappointing that the offer has now been withdrawn, with Tuesday\u2019s judgment in the Associated Newspapers Limited case cited as the reason.<\/p>\n \u201cBuckingham Palace has, however, been aware of that judgment since last Thursday. It is therefore unclear why, having formally accepted the accommodation offer, it has now been withdrawn at the last moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Holly Evans7 July 2026 02:00<\/p>\n <\/a>King Charles and Queen Camilla hire videographer to produce \u2018on-trend\u2019 content for royal household<\/p>\n It marks the first time that a videographer has been hired by a British monarch.<\/p>\n According to reports in The Times<\/a>, King Charles<\/a> is said to be \u201cvery enthusiastic\u201d about the position.<\/p>\n Read the full article here: <\/p>\n Holly Evans7 July 2026 01:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Why I fear the King will never see his grandchildren again<\/p>\n For a royal couple best known for maintaining an iron grip on their sunny public profile, do I detect a little disquiet in Sussexland?<\/p>\n Prince Harry<\/a> is making his way from America\u2019s west coast to the UK for a five-day visit on his own. He had initially wanted his wife, Meghan<\/a>, and their two children, Archie and Lilibet<\/a>, to accompany him on what is first and foremost a promotional trip for next year\u2019s Invictus Games \u2013 but also so they could be reunited with their grandfather, whom they last saw four years ago, before King Charles<\/a> underwent gruelling treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n For reasons that are not yet fully clear, but which seem to involve an impasse about the British taxpayer providing police protection<\/a> for the Californians, the Duke has decided at the eleventh hour to travel alone. The full family reunion will simply have to wait \u2013 if it ever happens at all. I now fear that the King will never see his grandchildren again.<\/p>\n Read the full analysis from Paul Clements here: <\/p>\n Hopes of a reconciliation between Prince Harry and other royals have been dashed by a row over his accommodation and security demands during what was supposed to have been a five-day family visit \u2013 and it\u2019s an ailing King Charles who is caught in the middle, says Paul Clements<\/p>\n Holly Evans7 July 2026 00:00<\/p>\n <\/a>The Middleton masterstroke: How Kate showed Harry and Meghan what a real family looks like<\/p>\n As far as family portraits go, the latest one from the Middletons<\/a> is a blinder. Wholesome nature backdrop? Check. Cute pet? Check. And \u2013 here\u2019s the crucial bit \u2013 smiles that actually reach their eyes? A prevailing vibe that they might actually, whisper it, like each other? Check.<\/p>\n The group snap in question was released as part of a fresh drop of images (cooler people than me might call it a photo \u201cdump\u201d, but that doesn\u2019t feel very regal) celebrating the Princess of Wales<\/a> completing the Three Peaks challenge<\/a> to raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer<\/a> Charity.<\/p>\n Kate, who announced last year that she is in remission from cancer after undergoing chemotherapy<\/a>, hiked up Scafell Pike in the Lake District, Ben Nevis in Scotland, and Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, in Wales over the course of a weekend, and was joined by her family after climbing the latter. The pictures released at the weekend, days ahead of Harry and his family rumoured return to the UK, show her embracing and chatting with her husband, children George, Charlotte and Louis, parents Michael and Carole and younger brother James.<\/p>\n Read the full analysis here: <\/p>\n Holly Evans6 July 2026 23:00<\/p>\n <\/a>In pictures: King Charles visits The Royal Tank Regiment Harriette Boucher6 July 2026 22:00<\/p>\n <\/a>All the changes to Harry’s trip to the UK so far<\/p>\n The briefings for Prince Harry\u2019s trip to the UK have changed significantly over the past two weeks due to the ongoing row over security for his family.<\/p>\n 27 June – Harry and Meghan accepted an offer to stay in a royal residence during their visit, signifying an improving relationship with his father.<\/p>\n 28 June – It is revealed that the Duke of Sussex was rethinking his decision to bring Meghan and his children to the UK after his request for police protection was denied.<\/p>\n 1 July – It is announced that the judgment in Harry\u2019s case against the publisher of the Daily Mail is due this Tuesday.<\/p>\n 4 July – Meghan and the children revealed to not be accompanying the Duke of Sussex in London. It is not known if they join him for the rest of their trip.<\/p>\n 6 July – Prince Harry\u2019s spokesperson reveals that Buckingham Palace revoked its accommodation offer after the duke accepted it.<\/p>\n The spokesperson said Tuesday\u2019s judgment was cited as the reason behind Buckingham Palace\u2019s decision to withdraw the offer.<\/p>\n Harriette Boucher6 July 2026 21:30<\/p>\n <\/a>ICMYI: Duke only wanted to stay at Buckingham Palace for one night<\/p>\n Prince Harry had only planned to stay at Buckingham Palace for one night during to his visit to the UK.<\/p>\n He is said to have spent most of last week making alternative arrangements before formally accepting the offer for himself \u2013 for a single night.<\/p>\n According to the Press Association, the duke initially turned down the offer for himself and his family, who are no longer accompanying him to London, on Saturday, before making a U-turn later in the day and asking to stay himself.<\/p>\n Questions have been raised on the Sussex side as to whether the offer of a bed at a royal residence was ever intended to be available once Harry had accepted it.<\/p>\n The Royal Household requires a minimum level of notice to ensure he could be hosted appropriately at a royal residence.<\/p>\n It has been reported that he accepted the offer too late and the appropriate hospitality and staffing provision was no longer available.<\/p>\n The Buckingham Palace is also said to believe that the longstanding legal case against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL complicated the matter, and could compromise the King\u2019s constitutional position.<\/p>\n Harriette Boucher6 July 2026 21:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch: Meghan and children will not join Harry as he arrives in London next weekMeghan and children will not join Harry as he arrives in London next week<\/p>\n Harriette Boucher6 July 2026 20:30<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/714652121_18041404841800310_1242387415731909405_n-copy.jpeg\")
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