Prince Harry's hysterical claims that he was "bugged" and "tracked" with concealed devices by a publication aiming to stir up controversy were dismissed by a judge who criticized the royal for making charges without any proof, a new report claimed.
When the Duke of Sussex, now 40 years old, initially filed his action in London's High Court in 2018, he claimed that The Sun had employed electronic devices to "bug" and "track" him, GLOBE Magazine reported. He even claimed that The Sun had planted a listening device in the vehicle of his former girlfriend, Chelsy Davy.
A judge has dismissed Prince Harry's claim that the newspaper also "hacked" his electronic gadgets in an effort to acquire his secrets. Previously, Prince Harry had dropped the accusation that Chelsy was involved in the incident.
In the most recent verdict, the justice of the High Court criticized Prince Harry for making "generalized" claims without providing any specific "particulars" or evidence. Harry had left his royal duties with his wife, Meghan, to capitalize on their celebrity status.
"Permission is refused for the allegations of planting bugs in rooms and residences and bugs or tracking devices on cars, as no particulars whatsoever of such allegations have been provided," the judge wrote in a scathing rebuke, as per The Daily Mail.
In addition, Prince Harry was prohibited from using the phrases "listening and tracking devices" associated with his case because, once again, he did not show any evidence. The Sun reported that it is due to the fact that the Duke waited an excessive amount of time before initiating his legal case.
Prince Harry had argued that a "secret agreement" at Buckingham Palace had prohibited him from presenting his lawsuit any sooner. However, the judge determined that such a contract was "implausible" and dismissed Prince Harry's bid to use it as the cause for his late claim.
The lengthy case, which has been going on for a very long time, has been compared to a campaign between "two obstinate but well-resourced armies," it is taking up "more than an appropriate" amount of time in court.
“I have previously indicated to the parties that this individual claim... although it raises important issues, is starting to absorb more than an appropriate share of the court's resources, contrary to the requirement in the overriding objective to deal with cases justly and at proportionate cost," Prince Harry wrote.
Business Times has reached out to Prince Harry for comments.
