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Daily Mail Editor Testifies Campfire Anecdote Came From Attendee, Rejects PI Flight-Data Claim

Her testimony comes during a High Court trial over alleged unlawful information gathering now nearing conclusion.

Overview

  • Rebecca English told the High Court she was told by colleague Sam Greenhill that a person present at a Botswana campfire relayed Prince Harry’s comments to the Daily Mail.
  • Prince Harry previously testified he believed close friends would not have shared the story and suggested the detail may have been obtained from a voicemail or other communication.
  • An email shown in court from private investigator Mike Behr listed Chelsy Davy’s flight and seat numbers and floated placing someone next to her on the plane.
  • English said she does not remember reading the email, denied asking for or using such information, and called the idea of planting someone next to Davy alien to her.
  • Associated Newspapers denies unlawful tactics, and the trial before Mr Justice Nicklin is due to finish in March with a written judgment to follow.