Prince Harry sent a string of flirty Facebook messages to a journalist, in which he joked about drinking her under the table and pined for their \u201cmovie snuggles,\u201d according to court documents.<\/p>\n
The rogue royal nicknamed Daily Mail reporter Charlotte Griffiths \u201csugar\u201d and signed off his playful messages with several kisses, according to the messages that emerged as a part of his privacy case against the paper\u2019s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited.<\/p>\n
Griffiths also playfully named the Duke of Sussex \u201cMr Mischief\u201d and spoke about a \u201cweekend of naughtiness,\u201d the Telegraph reported.<\/p>\n
Harry claimed he only met Griffiths once, and he cut off all communication after he realised she was a reporter \u2014 but the nature of the texts sent between December 2011 and January 2012 suggests his friendship Griffiths was far deeper.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s H, incase u were confused by the name and picture,\u201d the duke wrote in his first message to Griffiths, now 40.<\/p>\n
\u201cHello Mr Mischief, was indeed confused by both \u2013 effing awesome pie,\u201d Griffiths replied before asking whether the duke had found his car and speaking about their mutual pal Arthur Landon.<\/p>\n
In a follow-up message, she reminisced on her \u201cweekend of naughtiness\u201d with the duke. <\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t we all get up to no good in the countryside every weeked [sic] damn it?? Smooches, CG String. Xxx,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n
Harry responded, saying it was \u201cwithout doubt the best of those weekends I\u2019ve been to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a crowd. Never laughed so much in 24hrs!!! Mr Mischief? How did I get that title \u2026 I was surely no worse than anyone else,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
The pair exchanged a flurry of texts over several days before their communication stopped.<\/p>\n
Griffiths then sent a message about a ski holiday in January 2012, where she referred to Harry as \u201cH-bomb.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish I was there sugar but unfortunately stuck in Cornwall doing Army stuff,\u201d Harry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOtherwise I would have been there playing and then drinking u under the table, obvi!!.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harry also told the reporter he missed their \u201cmovie snuggles\u201d and their messages stopped soon after.<\/p>\n
The messages were sent before Harry dated the actress and model Cressida Bonas. <\/p>\n
During her testimony, Griffiths said she and Harry went to a party in June 2012, the night before Trooping the Color, and messaged the next morning.<\/p>\n
The Duke of Sussex, 41, and six other claimants, including Elton John, are suing Associated Newspapers for alleged \u200bwidespread unlawful activities ranging from hacking voicemail messages, bugging \u200blandlines and obtaining private information by deception over more than \u2060two decades from the early 1990s. The judge warned Tuesday that a ruling would take some time.<\/p>\n
This article originally appeared in The NY Post and was reproduced with permission.<\/p>\n