- The Duke of Sussex delivered a keynote speech in Washington DC, discussing his lifelong lack of privacy and the "personal and reputational cost" of his legal battles against "powerful institutions".
- Speaking at the IAPP global summit on privacy, AI governance and cybersecurity law, Prince Harry described privacy as a "foundational issue" and highlighted his connection to the issue "from birth".
- He detailed his seven years of litigation against three UK media organisations for "systemic and unlawful invasions of privacy", including ongoing High Court cases against Associated Newspapers Limited.
- Harry has previously won damages from Mirror Group Newspapers and settled a claim with News Group Newspapers for unlawful information-gathering.
- Despite the personal cost to himself, his wife, and children, Harry asserted that his legal fight is "absolutely worth it" to challenge an industry that "too often behaves as though it owns people’s privacy".
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