Judge clears the way for Prince Harry & co to take their phone hacking case to trial

PRINCE HARRY'S claims that he fell victim to phone hacking and illegal activity at the Daily Mail can go to trial, a High Court judge has ruled, in a battle with the media also involving Sir Elton John and Baroness Lawrence.

- Tristan Kirk

The Duke of Sussex is part of a collection of high-profile individuals who have accused the newspaper of years of unlawful behaviour including phone tapping, blagging confidential information, and tracking their movements.

Harry, Sir Elton, and Baroness Lawrence, whose son Stephen was murdered in a racist attack, are joined by actresses Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley,

Sir Elton's husband David Furnish, and former MP Sir Simon Hughes in the claim against Associated Newspapers Limited, the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.