Prince Harry makes 'unwise decision' with 'unreasonable' message to King Charles
Prince Harry has made an "unwise" decision in picking fights over his level of protection in the UK. The Duke of Sussex has refused an olive branch from father King Charles III as he returns to the UK for a legal wrangle with the publishers of the Sun newspaper this week.
Former BBC Royal Family correspondent Jennie Bond believes this is an unwise decision told the Mirror : "I think he will be mildly annoyed that he is not being given full police protection, but this is a step in the right direction as far as he is concerned.
"I think it is a PR mistake to turn down accommodation at Buckingham Palace, where security is guaranteed and already paid for. It seems unreasonable to expect police protection around a hotel just because he chooses to turn down a perfectly good offer of secure accommodation."
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Jennie added: "I still don't think he [ Prince Harry ] will feel comfortable bringing Meghan and the children here unless there is a guarantee of full police protection. And I suspect Meghan has no particular desire to come back here anyway."
The Duke of Sussex and the former Labour Party deputy leader Tom Watson are the last two claimants still suing. A spokesperson for NGN said: “In 2011 an apology was published by NGN to victims of voicemail interception by the News of the World.
"The company publicly committed to paying financial compensation and since then has paid settlements to those with claims. In some cases, particularly those relating to The Sun, it has made commercial sense (and in accordance with common litigation practice) for the parties to come to a financial settlement without NGN accepting liability.
“NGN strongly denies that any of its titles hacked Mr Watson or acted unlawfully and will also argue his claim is brought out of time ... [The Duke of Sussex’s] allegations of mobile phone hacking have been struck out by the court so will not be part of the trial.
"His claim focuses now on allegations of unlawful information gathering … His claim will be fully defended, including on the grounds that it is brought out of time.”