Hold onto your teacups, because Prince Harry is back in action! This time, he’s the star of the new documentary “Tabloids On Trial,” premiering on ITV tomorrow. Grab your popcorn because this one’s juicier than a royal scandal at a garden party!
Our favorite ginger royal, the 39-year-old Duke of Sussex, spills the Earl Grey about his phone hacking lawsuit against Mirror Group Newspapers. Spoiler alert: he won! A judge confirmed that Harry’s phone had been hacked more times than a cheap alarm clock, and he was subject to unlawful information-gathering. Someone call Sherlock Holmes!
In the doc, Harry doesn’t hold back about how all this drama impacted his family dynamics. Picture it: royal dinners with tension thicker than clotted cream. He said the press in the UK caused “a lot of, I guess, paranoia, fear, worry, concern, distrust in the people around you.” Basically, the tabloids turned his life into an episode of “The Crown” meets “Stranger Things.”
Harry’s quest to take down the nosy parkers was a “central piece” to his fallout with his family. Imagine trying to explain that at Christmas dinner! “That’s certainly a central piece to it,” he mused. “But anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press.” Yikes! Talk about a royal pain.
He added, “I’ve made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done. It would be nice if we, you know, did it as a family.” Picture a royal family Avengers assemble! “I believe that from a service standpoint and being in a public role, these are things we should be doing for the greater good. But, you know, I’m doing this for my reasons.” Cue the heroic music!
As the documentary unfolds, Harry explains, “I think everything that’s played out has shown people what the truth of the matter is. For me, the mission continues, but it has, it has, yes. It’s caused, yeah, as you say, part of a rift.” Translation: drama, drama, and more drama.
So, set your DVRs and get ready for the royal tea to be spilled in “Tabloids On Trial.” It’s going to be a royally good time!