Prince Harry wins latest stage of defamation lawsuit against newspaper

In February, lawyers acting on behalf of the Duke of Sussex filed a complaint against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over a story in which alleged he was trying to keep his legal battle against over his security arrangements in Britain secret from the public. Harry's lawyers claimed the article falsely suggested he had "lied" and questioned his "willingness" to pay for security from the Home Office. On Friday, Mr Justice Nicklin released his ruling in which he decided that parts of the article were defamatory.

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