London's High Court is due to deliver its ruling on Tuesday in Prince Harry's privacy lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail, following a ten-week trial in which the Duke of Sussex and six other high-profile claimants allege decades of unlawful behaviour by the newspaper group.
The Duke arrived in Britain on Monday evening for five days of engagements, but a row has erupted over accommodation after Buckingham Palace withdrew an offer to host him — with royal sources citing concerns about the King's constitutional position while the court case is pending.
Prince Harry's team says the Palace itself leaked the accommodation offer to the media, undermining his security.
Jack Royston, Newsweek's chief royal correspondent, explains what happened.
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Jack Royston, chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, says the accommodation dispute has turned what should have been a successful public relations opportunity for the Duke into something far more fraught.
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