Prince Harry didn’t let his demeanor break during the visit to his home country while making engagements for charities he supports and the Invictus Games events last week.
It was an absolute delight in all appearances, especially after the Duke of Sussex celebrated his wife and children’s family reunion with the king. All of these events somewhat distracted the public from the huge legal bill Harry received after the huge loss in the phone hacking case.
Now that Harry is back in Montecito, reality has returned with a brutal blow dealt by 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 – have to pay around £50m in legal fees. The royal had called the decision a “complete and obvious cover-up.”
King’s Counsel and former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk heavily criticized Harry for his statement. A King’s Council (KC) is an elite status granted to senior lawyers (usually barristers or advocates) by the Crown in Commonwealth countries.
The King’s Counsel and former Justice Secretary Alex Chalk criticized Harry for his statement.
“Expressing disagreement with a sentence is perfectly reasonable. But Harry’s attack on a High Court judge was over the top, personal and unacceptable,” he told The Times.
“Judges act in the name of the King and take an oath of loyalty to the sovereign. This is how our constitution works, as Harry should know better than most. As disappointed as he was with the result, insulting one of HM’s judges is a line he should not have crossed.”
