Prince Harry didn’t let his attitude crack during his visit to his home country as he led engagements for the charities he supports and the Invictus Games events last week.
He was an absolute delight in all appearances, especially after the Duke of Sussex hosted his wife and children’s family reunion with the king. All of these events have somewhat distracted public attention from the huge legal bill Harry had to pay following the major loss in the phone hacking case.
Now that Harry is back in Montecito, reality has returned with a brutal blow from the judges after the king’s son issued a scathing response to the verdict.
Harry and six other claimants – Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, Sir Simon Hughes and Baroness Doreen Lawrence – must pay around £50 million in legal costs. The royal had called the decision a “complete and obvious whitewash”.
King’s Council and former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk criticized Harry for his statement. A King’s Council (KC) is an elite status granted to senior lawyers (usually barristers or barristers) by the Crown in Commonwealth countries.
King’s Council and former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk criticized Harry for his statement.
“Expressing disagreement with a judgment is entirely reasonable. But Harry’s attack on a High Court judge was exaggerated, personal and unacceptable,” he told The Times.
“Judges act in the name of the King and swear an oath of allegiance to the Sovereign. That is how our constitution works, as Harry should know better than anyone. As disappointed as he was with the outcome, insulting one of Her Majesty’s judges is a line he should not have crossed.”
