Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and youngest son of King Charles III, is set for an interview in the coming weeks focusing on the issue of phone hacking, Us Weekly reported. This development comes after the Duke, fifth in the line of succession to the British throne, made big revelations that were published in the British press.
ITV News' royal editor, Chris Ship, in a social media post on platform X (formerly Twitter), revealed that the interview will be featured in ITV's upcoming documentary, "Tabloids on Trial," which also includes appearances from Hugh Grant, Charlotte Church, and Paul Gascoigne. Chris Ship wrote, “He tells our reporter Becca Barry why he is fighting to expose what he says are the illegal activities of Britain’s tabloid newspapers.”
The UK network's health correspondent, Rebecca Barry, in a post on X, stated, “Excited for you all to see this ITV documentary about phone hacking that we've been busy working on…I interview Prince Harry - plus others who found themselves catapulted onto the tabloid front pages.”
She further revealed that the documentary, ‘Tabloids On Trial’, will be aired on ITV1 and ITVX at 9:00 PM on July 25.
“This documentary hears about his mission to continue his fight to expose the illegal tactics of Britain's tabloid press and explores what those in charge at Fleet Street really knew as this scandal unfolded,” reported Newsweek citing an ITV press release.
Since the conclusion of Prince Harry's court case with Mirror Group Newspapers, this marks his first major interview, ITV stated in its press release.
In the past, several interviews of Prince Harry including a 2023 memoir ‘Spare’, a tell-all Netflix documentary series and ‘Harry & Meghan,’ surfaced that have kept the the royal rumours abuzz. The couple stepped down from their royal duties, left UK in 2020 and relocated to Montecito, California.
The Duke has been vocal about phone hacking and reportedly filed four lawsuits against UK tabloid publishers accusing them of indulging in phone hacking and other unlawful activities.
