Prince Harry and his relationship with the tabloids: “perhaps millions of articles have been written about me since I was 11 years old”

He prince harry attended the High Court in London to testify in the trial against the Mirror Group Newspapers accused of allegedly using improper practices such as wiretapping. In this appearance I do not hesitate to mention that much of the information in the tabloids, in general, has caused him shocking damage throughout his life.

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“Over thousands, maybe millions of articles have been written about me since I was 11 years old,” Prince Harry said during his introduction. “Each of these items caused me suffering,” he said according to the AFP report.

According to CNN, the prince underwent cross-examination as a witness in which he identified 50 sensationalist articles that he says caused him distress, 33 of which are the subject of the case.

Prince Harry ruled out that it was a particular article. He indicated that “all the articles played an important role, a destructive role in my growth.” He added that all these newspapers were always found in the palaces, causing him great anguish and annoyance. He also indicated that these publications influenced the relationship he had with his classmates at school.

“Other people, friends, schoolmates would read the articles and their behavior would change,” the prince said.

Harry reiterated that much of the information disseminated by the tabloids damaged his personal relationships, generating great distrust towards the people who were mentioned in the published texts.

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“I would say that the actions (of these media) affected all areas of my life, generating a lot of paranoia in my relationships because I distrusted everyone whose name appeared in the article, they were (the former employee of the Royal House stables) Mark Dyer or his brother, for example,” Harry said, according to EFE.

The Duke of Sussex maintained that “some editors and journalists have blood on their hands”, indicating that several of the publications caused him deep suffering.

The prince said that during his growing up years he felt that he could not trust anyone and explained that this gave him a “horrible feeling” which is painful when a person is so young.

According to AFP, at the beginning of the process in May, the Mirror Group Newspapers recognized “some indications” of the illegal collection of information about Harry on a single occasion. For this reason, he apologized and assured that “this behavior will not be repeated.”

MGN’s lawyer, Andrew Green, denied the interception of voicemail messages, saying some lawsuits were filed too late, even decades later.

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As recalled, Prince Harry appeared in a London court in March, in a lawsuit filed by several celebrities against Associated Newspapers Ltd, publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper. On this occasion he did not testify, but he did present his arguments in writing .

The prince and his wife Meghan Markle claimed, a few weeks ago, to have been the protagonists of an “almost catastrophic” chase of paparazzi who were in cars in New York. This situation was immediately reminiscent of the accident that caused the death of her mother, Princess Diana, when in 1997 she was chased by photographers in Paris.

According to CNN, a police source indicated that on that occasion there was a group of paparazzi following the prince and his wife in cars, motorcycles and even scooters.

The Sun in a 2005 issue with a headline reading “Harry the Nazi.” Photo: AFP file/JIM WATSON (JIM WATSON/)

Prince Harry also talks about his relationship with the tabloids in his autobiography entitled “Spare”, whose name was translated into Spanish as “In the shadow”. In these pages he recalls several controversial publications such as the time he wore a Nazi costume at a party in 2005. On that occasion the photograph appeared on the front page of The Sun newspaper with a headline that read: Harry the Nazi.

“I am very sorry if I have caused any offense or embarrassment to anyone. It was a poor choice of costume and I apologize,” the prince said in a statement released at the time by Clarence House.

Source: Elcomercio