Prince Harry has returned in the U.K. for the next stage of his lawsuit against the publishers of the Daily Mail via PEOPLE.
The Duke of Sussex arrived at London’s High Court on Monday, January 19th as he traveled from his home in Montecito, Calif., for the start of what is expected to be a nine-week trial.
Harry is “feeling confident and ready,” his spokesperson tells PEOPLE, as the long-running case against Associated Newspapers moves forward. He is suing the media group — which publishes the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and Mail Online — over allegations of illegal information gathering.
Associated Newspapers has “vigorously denied” the claims, as per the BBC.
High-profile figures including Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley and Jude Law’s ex-wife, Sadie Frost, are also claimants in the litigation that accuses the newspaper group of unlawful practices such as phone hacking.
The case marks the final chapter in a series of legal battles Harry has pursued against British newspapers — a fight he has vowed to see through.
“This is the culmination of what has been years of litigation,” a source tells PEOPLE, referring to Harry’s cases involving the publishers of The Sun, the Mirror newspapers and now Associated Newspapers. “He sees this as an injustice that needs to be righted.”
“People often don’t have the means to stand up to the might of the British tabloid media,” the source continues. “But he is a fortunate man in that he is a man of means and has the ability to do this, and he has the will and strength of character to take them on. He sees it in the sense that if he doesn’t do it, who will?”
