Prince Harry put on by GB News on Tuesday night, praising the actor chosen as ‘a hoot’. The Duke of Sussex, 38, faced hours of questioning at the High Court today and became the first royal to testify in court in 130 years today.
He is involved as part of a case with 100 other celebrities against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), now owned by Reach Plc. The royal is suing MGN for damages, claiming journalists at its titles were linked to methods including phone hacking, ‘blagging’ or gaining information by deception, and the use of private investigators for unlawful activities.
He is one of four claimants in the trial. Alongside Sky News, GB News was another broadcaster who opted to hire an actor to perform Prince Harry’s testimony from today in reconstructed court scenes, as cameras aren’t allowed, to rather hilarious effect.
On Dan Wootton Tonight, the fake Prince Harry donned a white shirt, black tie and dark suit for his performance, and was filmed from various angles in front of wooden panelled walls to stand in for the court setting.
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