Prince Harry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher

During the trial: Hurley was reduced to tears after describing the effect of the reporting of the paternity row about her son with the American businessman Steve BingPrince Harry flew in to give evidence in person - his anger was plain to see as he argued there were 14 articles written using unlawfully gathered information about his private lifeFrost's claims covered 11 articles including a draft story about Frost's ectopic pregnancyBaroness Lawrence alleged five articles relied on information "stolen" about her and the investigation into her son Stephen's murderOn Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish, barrister David Sherborne said details were published about the birth of their surrogate son - including his birth certificate before the couple had received their own copyFor Sir Simon, the barrister said the Mail was "prepared to exploit his sexuality", also citing a moment in 2006 when Hughes was "outed on the front page of the Sun"Associated Newspapers denied all the allegations.

Associated Newspapers executive Paul Dacre said today was a "momentous victory"An Associated Newspaper spokesperson said: "Mr Justice Nicklin today cleared the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, and dismissed every single one of the 97 allegations made by the claimants.

He ruled that the claimants had also failed to prove that three senior Associated executives - former editors Paul Dacre and Peter Wright, and current senior lawyer for the publisher Elizabeth Hartley - had lied in their evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, where they said there was no unlawful activity at the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday.