SummarySummary Companies Prince, celebrities accuse tabloids of phone-hackingHarry to appear in witness box in London's High CourtRoyal aides likely to feature in cross-examinationHarry first senior British royal to testify since 1890sLONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - Prince Harry will become the first senior British royal to give evidence in court for 130 years when he testifies next week in his lawsuit against a newspaper group he accuses of unlawful behaviour.
More than 100 people are suing MGN, with Harry and three others selected as test cases.
MGN is contesting the allegations and says senior figures denied knowing anything about hacking and had any wrongdoing concealed from them.
Instead, Buckingham Palace is likely to feature prominently in Harry's cross-examination, with MGN arguing that some information had come from royal aides.
Harry has said that his family and their aides had been complicit in leaking negative stories to protect or enhance their own reputations.
Persons:
Harry, Prince Harry, King Charles, Edward VII, David Yelland, Rupert Murdoch's Sun, MGN, David Sherborne, Piers Morgan, Meghan, Morgan, Yelland, Elton John, Michael Holden, Kate Holton, Janet Lawrence
Organizations:
Royal, Mirror Group, Daily, Sunday, Netflix, Reach, Sunday People, High Court, Sunday Mail, Thomson
Locations:
British, Buckingham, London