ITV viewers switch off Prince Harry's interview after issuing similar complaint
Prince Harry received a settlement of £140,000 after a High Court Judge ruled that "unlawful methods" had been used to collect evidence on him for tabloid stories.
It was ruled that 15 out of 30 stories about him by Mirror Newspaper Group (MGN) were a result of "invasions into his privacy". However, viewers found themselves switching off when tonight's Tabloids on Trial documentary saw Harry complain about being under "constant surveillance" in his younger years. He told ITV reporter Rebecca Barry: "It sucks being that young and being under constant surveillance."
Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are now residents in the USA having stepped down from their senior royal duties in 2020. However, it seemed that, post-trial, some viewers were growing tired of Harry's story, as some viewers admittedly refused to tune in to his latest TV interview.
"I couldn’t stand it! Complete switch off," one groaned on Twitter. "No one should watch it," echoed a second.
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Another tweeted: " Didn't watch the last one and won't be watching this one and others to come." A fifth added: "I'm not watching it."
However, he did receive some sympathy from royal fans following his concerns with the media.
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Prince Harry with ITV journalist Rebecca Barry (Image: ITV)One wrote: "As Prince Harry said, it's a David and Goliath feat, fighting these media moguls; only a - strong - few can see it through. Prince Harry is a Hero!"
Another added: "Massive kudos to Harry for this!"
The Prince continued on the show that one headline, claiming that his then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy was planning to "dump him", was "not in the public interest in any way whatsoever".
He also addressed moments when his late mother Princess Diana had become the victim of possible hacking scandals.
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"The tabloid press painted her as being paranoid - but she wasn't paranoid. She was absolutely right about what was happening to her," he insisted.
Harry has suggested that she was probably one of the first people ever to be hacked back in the mid-1990s.
"That's one of the reasons why I won't bring my wife back to this country," he declared.
The Prince added that he considered "no one else in the world was better placed" than him to take on the case and "get justice for everyone".
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ITV viewers switch off Prince Harry's interview after issuing similar complaint
ITV viewers switch off Prince Harry's interview after issuing similar complaint
ITV viewers switch off Prince Harry's interview after issuing similar complaint
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