00:00Next to the UK, there's been some incredible details from a number of celebrities over alleged press intrusion over the last decade and more by the publishers of the Daily Mail.
00:11And it involves a case this week with Prince Harry there as well and Liz Hurley.
00:15Let's bring in Guillaume Gujan, our reporter. Guillaume, we'll have you on the programme.
00:19Hello, Gavin.
00:19This is a nine-week trial. Tell us what's at the heart of it.
00:22And first of all, just let us know a recap of the celebrities, the key figure and the key allegations that came out this week.
00:28Yes, so it's been a busy week at the High Court in London where a nine-week trial is underway against Associated Newspapers.
00:35Now, they are the publishers of the Daily Mail, the Mail Online and the Mail on Sunday.
00:39And there are seven high-profile claimants, as just mentioned there, in this case.
00:44It includes senior figures such as Prince Harry, also actress Elizabeth Hurley and singer Elton John.
00:50And they all claim similar things, that unlawful methods were used to obtain private information about their lives.
00:57Now, so, for example, we saw yesterday Elizabeth Hurley speaking in court and she claims that listening devices were planted in her window of her living room to obtain very sensitive information and that this really affected her.
01:13And we also saw, of course, on Wednesday, a very emotional Prince Harry.
01:19And he talked about private investigators following him and they acted like stalkers wherever he went.
01:28So, of course, Harry, very emotional in that testimony.
01:34And he is carrying this claim on 14 articles that were published between 2001 and 2013.
01:41So, of course, we will continue to see more testimonies as this trial continues.
01:46It is a fascinating case.
01:47I think he was asked at the time, why didn't you say something?
01:49This goes back to 2003.
01:51He said that old royal adage, never explain, never complain.
01:54And he said, actually, that got to a point it made his life misery, as you pointed to, being followed by those two paparazzi saying that, how did he get that information?
02:01It felt like he couldn't breathe the level of what he alleged was stalking.
02:05Now, what are the Associated Newspapers saying?
02:07How are they responding?
02:08Well, of course, Associated Newspapers have strongly denied any wrongdoing.
02:13And they say that all methods used by their journalists were on lawful sources.
02:19Of course, expect to see their lawyers to argue that these claims are exaggerated and unsupported.
02:27But we can expect a very robust defence from Associated Newspapers.
02:33And, of course, we will be keeping a close eye on this, Gavin, and bringing you more information as it comes.
02:38Guillaume, good to talk to you.
02:39Guillaume Goujean, our reporter, coming up in the next 15 minutes.
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02:54We've got a good panel tonight.
02:55We will be back in just a moment on France 24.
02:58Thank you very much.
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