The Duke of Sussex and former Labour deputy leader Lord Tom Watson are bringing legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN), claiming its journalists gathered information through unlawful means. Son of the King and Diana, Princess of Wales, Harry was born in 1984 and was 12 years old when his mother was killed in a car crash in Paris.
Being a “spare to the heir” behind older brother the Prince of Wales, Harry, who is now fifth in line to the throne, has led a life that many see as atypical for a member of the royal family. He became the first royal in 25 years to spend time in a war zone when he served in Afghanistan, first in 2007-08 and then as a helicopter pilot in 2012-13, spending a total of 10 years in the armed forces.
Much of his charity work has focused on mental health issues and support for veterans and he founded the Invictus Games in 2014, in which injured servicemen and women compete around the world. He has also continued his mother’s charity work supporting children with HIV and Aids and followed her footsteps through a minefield in Angola in support of the British landmine clearance charity the Halo Trust.
In 2016 he met US actor Meghan Markle and they married two years later. The couple has two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. In a shock move five years ago, Harry and Megan announced they were stepping back as senior royals and moving to North America.
