Prince Harry set to testify in British tabloids legal battle

Prince Harry, along with other celebrities, has sued the Mirror Group Newspapers, alleging misuse of private information, phone hacking and intercepting phone calls.
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>>> WE ARE BACK WITH PRINCE HARRY BECOMING THE FIRST BRITISH HARRY BECOMING THE FIRST BRITISH ROYAL TO TAKE THE STAND IN MORE ROYAL TO TAKE THE STAND IN MORE THAN A SEPBRY. THAN A SEPBRY. PART OF A LAWSUIT AGAINST PART OF A LAWSUIT AGAINST BRITISH TABLOIDS ACCUSED OF BRITISH TABLOIDS ACCUSED OF PHONE HACKING. PHONE HACKING. WE HAVE MORE FROM LONDON. WE HAVE MORE FROM LONDON. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO >> Reporter: GOOD MORNING TO YOU. YOU. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE THE THIS IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE THE PRINCE WILL GET HIS DAY IN COURT PRINCE WILL GET HIS DAY IN COURT NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEEK. HE IS EXPECTED TO GIVE EVIDENCE HE IS EXPECTED TO GIVE EVIDENCE AND HE WILL BE CROSS-EXAMINED. AND HE WILL BE CROSS-EXAMINED. HARRY IS SUING MIRROR PAPERS HARRY IS SUING MIRROR PAPERS CLAIMING THEY USED ILLEGAL CLAIMING THEY USED ILLEGAL METHODS INCLUDING PHONE HACKING, METHODS INCLUDING PHONE HACKING, TO GET STORIES ABOUT HIM AND HIS TO GET STORIES ABOUT HIM AND HIS WIFE. WIFE. IN THE LATEST LEGAL BATTLE IN THE LATEST LEGAL BATTLE BETWEEN THE PRINCE AND THE BETWEEN THE PRINCE AND THE BRITISH TABLOIDS, HARRY HIMSELF BRITISH TABLOIDS, HARRY HIMSELF IS SET TO TESTIFY IN THE WITNESS IS SET TO TESTIFY IN THE WITNESS BOX AS SOON AS TUESDAY, A FIRST BOX AS SOON AS TUESDAY, A FIRST FOR A ROYAL IN OVER 100 YEARS. FOR A ROYAL IN OVER 100 YEARS. THE PRINCE, ALONG WITH 100 OTHER THE PRINCE, ALONG WITH 100 OTHER FAMOUS CELEBRITIES INCLUDING THE FAMOUS CELEBRITIES INCLUDING THE STATE OF GEORGE MICHAEL ARE STATE OF GEORGE MICHAEL ARE SUING MIRROR GROUP NEWSPAPERS SUING MIRROR GROUP NEWSPAPERS FOR ALLEGED MISUSE OF PRIVATE FOR ALLEGED MISUSE OF PRIVATE INFORMATION INCLUDING PHONE INFORMATION INCLUDING PHONE HACKING AND INTERCEPTING VOICE HACKING AND INTERCEPTING VOICE MALES. MALES. >> HARRY IS SOMEBODY THAT IS >> HARRY IS SOMEBODY THAT IS VERY CLEAR IN WHAT HE WANTS TO VERY CLEAR IN WHAT HE WANTS TO ACHIEVE. ACHIEVE. HE BELIEVES HE HAS BEEN TREATED HE BELIEVES HE HAS BEEN TREATED BADLY BY THIS NEWSPAPER GROUP. BADLY BY THIS NEWSPAPER GROUP. HE BELIEVES HE'S AT HIS PHONE HE BELIEVES HE'S AT HIS PHONE HACKED BY THIS NEWSPAPER GROUP HACKED BY THIS NEWSPAPER GROUP AND IS DETERMINED TO BE AND IS DETERMINED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR IT AND TO COMPENSATED FOR IT AND TO RECEIVE AN APOLOGY. RECEIVE AN APOLOGY. >> Reporter: HARRY'S LAWYER >> Reporter: HARRY'S LAWYER ACCUSES THE NEWSPAPER GROUP OF ACCUSES THE NEWSPAPER GROUP OF UNLAWFULLY GATHERING INFORMATION UNLAWFULLY GATHERING INFORMATION ON, QUOTE, AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE ON, QUOTE, AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE SAYING IT WAS A FLOOD OF SAYING IT WAS A FLOOD OF ILLEGALITY BEING APPROVED BY ILLEGALITY BEING APPROVED BY SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND MEMBERS OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD. NEWSPAPERS SAY THEY FOUND THE NEWSPAPERS SAY THEY FOUND THE INFORMATION THROUGH LAWFUL INFORMATION THROUGH LAWFUL REPORTING. REPORTING. >> THE ISSUE HERE IS CLEAR HOW >> THE ISSUE HERE IS CLEAR HOW IT IMPACTS UPON HIS PRIVATE IT IMPACTS UPON HIS PRIVATE LIFE, HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIFE, HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PREVIOUS GIRLFRIENDS AND THE WAY PREVIOUS GIRLFRIENDS AND THE WAY HE HAS CONDUCTED HIS LIFE. HE HAS CONDUCTED HIS LIFE. ALL OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE ALL OF THOSE ISSUES WILL BE RAISED BY HIS ATTORNEYS WHEN RAISED BY HIS ATTORNEYS WHEN DEALING WITH THE CASE IN POINT. DEALING WITH THE CASE IN POINT. >> Reporter: ONE OF THOSE >> Reporter: ONE OF THOSE MANAGING EDITORS BEING ACCUSED MANAGING EDITORS BEING ACCUSED PIERS MORGAN. PIERS MORGAN. MORGAN DENIED PUBLISHING STORIES MORGAN DENIED PUBLISHING STORIES ON ANY ILLEGALLY OBTAINED VOICE ON ANY ILLEGALLY OBTAINED VOICE MALES. MALES. HARRY DUE TO BE CROSS-EXAMINED HARRY DUE TO BE CROSS-EXAMINED ON ARTICLES HE BELIEVED WERE ON ARTICLES HE BELIEVED WERE OBTAINED UNLAWFULLY. OBTAINED UNLAWFULLY. THE PRINCE HAS MADE NO SECRET THE PRINCE HAS MADE NO SECRET ABOUT HIS DISDAIN TOWARD THE ABOUT HIS DISDAIN TOWARD THE BRITISH MEDIA, BLAMING THE BRITISH MEDIA, BLAMING THE PAPARAZZI FOR HIS MOTHER'S DEATH PAPARAZZI FOR HIS MOTHER'S DEATH AND TELLING MICHAEL STRAHAN THAT AND TELLING MICHAEL STRAHAN THAT THESE COURT CASES ARE AN ATTEMPT THESE COURT CASES ARE AN ATTEMPT TO BRING ABOUT REAL CHANGE. TO BRING ABOUT REAL CHANGE. >> I AM IN THIS TO SAY, IF WE >> I AM IN THIS TO SAY, IF WE DRAW A LINE ENOUGH, WE CAN ALL DRAW A LINE ENOUGH, WE CAN ALL MOVE ON AND GET ON WITH OUR MOVE ON AND GET ON WITH OUR LIVES. LIVES. BUT IF THIS CONTINUES, NATURALLY BUT IF THIS CONTINUES, NATURALLY DEEPLY CONCERNED WHAT HAS DEEPLY CONCERNED WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US WILL HAPPEN TO HAPPENED TO US WILL HAPPEN TO SOMEONE EL. SOMEONE EL. >> Reporter: THIS TRIAL IS >> Reporter: THIS TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO RUN UNTIL THE END OF EXPECTED TO RUN UNTIL THE END OF JUNE. JUNE. WE ARE EXPECTING HIM TO GIVE WE ARE EXPECTING HIM TO GIVE EVIDENCE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. EVIDENCE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. BEAR IN MIND THIS LEGAL FIGHT IS BEAR IN MIND THIS LEGAL FIGHT IS ONE OF MANY THAT HARRY IS

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