UK minister allows Prince Harry to use inquiry details in lawsuit

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walks outside the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, Britain June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville//File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's media minister said on Friday she had agreed to allow documents submitted to a public inquiry to be used by lawyers acting for Prince Harry, singer Elton John and other claimants in their lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail.

Harry, the younger son of King Charles, and the other six claimants were given permission in December to take to trial their case against Associated Newspapers over allegations phone-hacking and other serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years. The publisher rejects the accusations.