Lonely and UNHAPPY

Royal biographer Emily Andrews on why Prince Harry can't find peace

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Prince Harry cut a lonely figure in the witness box of London’s High Court – it is, after all, a very lonely place.

So it was unsurprising perhaps that after almost eight hours of standing there, unable to talk to anyone else, that Prince Harry seemed emotional.

After a final question by his barrister, during one of his many legal battles against the British press, he looked lost for words.

‘You have had to go through these articles and answer questions knowing this is a very public courtroom and the world’s media are watching, how has that made you feel?’ he was asked.

Close to tears, he blinked, appearing upset.

Finally, and quietly, he replied, ‘Erm… it’s a lot.’

The first senior British royal to give evidence in court for more than 100 years, and in a high-stakes case he was bringing against Mirror Group Newspapers for alleged phone hacking, he could be forgiven for feeling stressed.

Time and time again during his evidence, he repeated how unhappy press coverage had made him, how it had ruined his life, his relationships with Chelsy Davy and Caroline Flack, his pain and his rage at his perceived mistreatment.

On a mission

Astonishingly he also told the court that rumours of Princess Diana’s lover, James Hewitt, being his father, meant he feared being ousted from the Royal Family.