Source: PRINCE Harry’s High Court Case was “pulled apart” in an “embarrassing manner” and “will only add to his woes”, according to a claim.
The Duke’s reputation hit an all-time low as Mr Justice Fancourt blasted his “inconsistent factual case” and threw out his phone-hacking claim against News Group Newspapers.
Delivered at the imposing High Court building, bearing the Royal Coat of Arms, the judgement added Prince Harry had signed two “statements of truth” that were “inconsistent” with his evidence.
Adding to his sorrows, the Duke – who lives in California with his wife Meghan Markleand their two children Archie and Lilibet – have been dogged by claims on US gossip sites of marriage problems — which were denied by their reps.
But yesterday, a source commented: “This judgement will only add to Harry’s woes. The Prince’s High Court testimony has been publicly criticized in an embarrassing manner.
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Harry’s losing habit
Prince Harry also lost his bid to legally challenge the government’s decision preventing him from paying for UK police protection earlier this year.
Harry was stripped of the police security afforded to working members of the Royal Family following Megxit – when he and wife Meghan Markle stepped down from their official roles and moved to the US.
London‘s High Court ruled in March that the duke cannot seek a judicial review over whether he can pay for specialist police protection himself.
Harry’s didn’t ‘reach necessary threshold of plausibility and cogency’
The 40-page Approved Judgement by High Court Judge Mr Timothy Fancourt — handed down at 10am on Thursday — has plunged Prince Harry into a crisis.
The damning ruling, the first time the evidence of a royal has been questioned so thoroughly, concluded Harry’s case had “not reached the necessary threshold of plausibility and cogency”.
It adds the “lack of credibility arises from: the unexplained lateness of the plea . . . the improbability of a secret agreement being made in the terms pleaded . . . the absence of any explanation for the new factual case being raised; and absence of any other witness or documentary evidence to support it.”
Royal Family ‘worried’ about how Harry’s ‘coping’ with legal battles
Members of the Royal Family are “worried” about how Prince Harry has been “coping” with the stress of his seemingly endless legal battles, according to a source.
The source said: “There is a bit of a feeling Harry is spiralling out of control and all is not well.
“Members of his family are worried about how he is coping and his determination to keep having legal battles.”