About this episode

The episode discusses Prince Harry's recent legal loss and its implications for his relationship with the royal family and the press.

Everybody has a bad week from time to time - but for Prince Harry the last few days have been something of a royal disaster. The King's wayward son lost his High Court battle against the publisher of the Daily Mail before accusing the judge of a "complete and obvious whitewash". Days earlier Buckingham Palace denied he would be staying there after the duke's team said he was. And as things stand, there will be no meeting with the King before the end of his stay in the UK. So, what's next for Harry in the rift with his family and his fight with the press? Niall Paterson is joined by royal commentator Jennie Bond.

People in this episode

Host: Niall Paterson

Guest: Jennie Bond

Topics covered

• royal family
• legal issues
• media relations
• family rift
• Prince Harry

Keywords

• Prince Harry
• legal battle
• Daily Mail
• Buckingham Palace
• royal family
• media
• family rift

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Daily Mail, Buckingham Palace, King

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