LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - Prince Harry on Wednesday fought to take his phone-hacking lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm to trial, asking London's High Court to let him rely on an alleged "secret agreement" between Britain's royal family and the publisher.
David Sherborne, representing Harry, argued there was clear evidence of an agreement between NGN and the royal family, which meant Harry was unable to bring his lawsuit earlier.
Harry also said his attempts to progress his case against NGN, with the backing of the late Queen Elizabeth, were stonewalled by NGN and royal aides.
Sherborne argued in court filings on Wednesday that NGN had not provided any evidence from Brooks and Thomson "despite their evidence having been identified as critical".
He became the first senior British royal to appear in a witness box for more than 130 years when he gave evidence in his MGN lawsuit last month.
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Prince Harry, Rupert Murdoch's, London's, Harry, King Charles, NGN, Harry's, NGN's, Hugh Grant, David Sherborne, Prince William's, William, Queen Elizabeth, Rebekah Brooks, Robert Thomson, Sherborne, Brooks, Thomson, Sam Tobin, Devika
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Wednesday, Murdoch's News Group, Sun, Buckingham Palace, NGN, Royal, News, News Corp, British, Mirror Group, Thomson
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Buckingham, British, NGN, Buckingham Palace