Harry, 38, is suing the publisher of the Daily Mirror over 33 articles published between 1996 and 2011 that he says were based on phone hacking or other illegal snooping methods. The stories represent a fragment of decades of press coverage that Harry says has warped his life and those of his friends and loved ones.
In his witness statement, Harry claimed that during his adolescence and young adulthood, tabloids cast him in a role — “the ‘thicko,’ the ‘cheat,’ the ‘underage drinker,’ the ‘irresponsible drug taker.’”
“I ended up feeling as though I was playing up to a lot of the headlines and stereotypes that they wanted to pin on me mainly because I thought that, if they are printing this rubbish about me and people were believing it, I may as well ‘do the crime,’ so to speak,” Harry said. “It was a downward spiral, whereby the tabloids would constantly try and coax me, a ‘damaged’ young man, into doing something stupid that would make a good story and sell lots of newspapers.”
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The barrister representing The Mirror relentlessly challenged Prince Harry's claims, arguing that they were based on pure speculation. He pointed out that several of the disputed news stories had already been published by other newspapers or news agencies. For example, a story about Prince Harry's involvement in a school army cadet force appeared to have originated from a Palace press release rather than any illicit sources.
The pressing question raised was why hacking would be necessary if the key information in these stories had already been openly published elsewhere.
Prince Harry, instead of delving into the details, sarcastically replied, "if you say so" multiple times in response to questions.
Rather than getting bogged down in the specifics, Prince Harry took a more combative approach. He cast doubt on the credibility of terms like "royal sources" and "insiders" frequently used in royal reporting. He spoke about the constant intrusion into his private life that led to a sense of paranoia, making him suspicious of everyone around him. He even expressed concerns about visiting the doctor at school due to the fear of medical information being leaked.
In an unexpected twist, Prince Harry's witness statement contained wide-ranging attacks, suggesting that not only the press but also the government was at a "rock bottom" state. It's worth noting that despite no longer being a "working royal," he still held the position of a counsellor of state.
Note: The original text appears to be a passage from a news article. I have rewritten it to remove any plagiarism and rephrase the content.
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