Prince Harry is ordered by judge to explain himself after being accused of 'deliberately destroying' messages with Spare ghostwriter after launching case against The Sun newspaper By Sam Greenhill Chief Reporter Published: 18:54, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 20:30, 27 June 2024 e-mail 5 shares Prince Harry has been accused of 'deliberately destroying' potential evidence in his case against the publisher of The Sun newspaper - and ordered by a High Court judge to explain himself. Mr Justice Fancourt said it was 'troubling' that a large number of messages between the Duke and the ghostwriter of his memoir, Spare, had been wiped 'well after' he launched phone hacking claims against the publisher of the red-top tabloid. He ordered Harry to write a statement to make 'transparently clear' what had happened.
The Duke and 40 others are suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) alleging phone hacking and other illegal activity, with the trial scheduled to start in January 2025. In a preliminary hearing on Thursday, NGN asked the judge to order Harry's side hand over a trove of documents which might contain evidence relevant to the case. Among them were messages exchanged between the Duke and JR Moehringer who ghost-wrote Spare, published in January 2023.
Prince Harry (pictured in May 2024) has been accused of 'deliberately destroying' potential evidence in his case against the publisher of The Sun newspaper JR Moehringer ghost-wrote Harry's memoir Spare, which was published in January 2023 The Ame.
