Prince Harry and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson are suing the Sun publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering The Duke of Sussex alleges journalists and private investigators working for NGN - which also published the now defunct News of the World - targeted him,

Prince Harry will not attend opening of high-stakes trial in legal claim against The Sun publisher - The Duke of Sussex is one of two people, along Lord Tom Watson, suing News Group Newspapers

Today marks the first day of Prince Harry's trial against News Group Newspapers at the High Court in London, however the Duke of Sussex will reportedly not be at the opening of the proceedings

Prince Harry’s trial against the publisher of The Sun, which opens Tuesday, follows two decades of legal drama over the cutthroat practices of the British press in the days when newspapers sold millions of copies and shaped the popular conversation.

Prince Harry will not attend the first day of his trial against News Group Newspapers (NGN) in London tomorrow, whilst being scheduled to testify in February. The Duke of Sussex's absence from the High Court proceedings comes as his legal battle against the publisher of The Sun continues to unfold.