Grant Harrold, who previously worked closely with Prince William and Prince Harry<\/a>, said it would be difficult for the Duke of Sussex to regain his brother\u2019s trust.<\/p>\n He told The Independent: \u201cWilliam will be furious. Harry has said some extraordinary things about the family. William is somebody that when you break trust and you go beyond a certain point, there’s no going back.<\/p>\n \u201cBefore, William would have said ‘he’s 5,000\/6,000 miles away and it’s not my problem, he’s in another country’. But now he’s suddenly back on the doorstep. I just don’t think he’s going to be happy about the situation at all.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Harry and six other prominent public figures have been ordered to pay \u00a39.5 million<\/a> in an initial payment to the publisher of the Daily Mail after accusing them of unlawful information gathering.<\/p>\n It was revealed on Wednesday that Prince Harry and Meghan were returning to the UK after six years across the pond to make their home in a non-royal residence<\/a> outside London.<\/p>\n King Charles and Prince William are understood to be holding a summit at Balmoral to discuss their return, according to The Daily Mail.<\/p>\n <\/a>Claimant in Daily Mail publisher battle ‘disappointed’ by decision<\/p>\n One of the claimants that has been ordered to pay \u00a39.5 million along with Prince Harry and other celebrities said he was disappointed by today\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n Former MP Sir Simon Hughes added that he was \u201csurprised\u201d by the decision not to limit the publisher\u2019s recoverable costs.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI am now taking the time necessary to consider both the substantive and the costs judgment and whether to pursue appeals against decisions in either judgment or both.\u201d<\/p>\n Explaining why no costs cap was imposed in the ruling, the judge said: \u201cThe Court held that it did not have the detailed evidence that would be required fairly to decide what an appropriate ceiling should be.\u201d<\/p>\n Harriette Boucher21 August 2026 15:45<\/p>\n <\/a>Comment: Please keep Meghan away from British television<\/p>\n A decade after she left US legal drama \u2018Suits\u2019, the Duchess of Sussex is said to be returning to acting, with a role that requires her to relocate to the UK. Forget \u2018Casualty\u2019 and \u2018EastEnders\u2019 \u2013 Kat Brown hopes she will swap the small-screen for something even more challenging, such as the West End stage\u2026<\/p>\n A decade after she left US legal drama \u2018Suits\u2019, the Duchess of Sussex is said to be returning to acting, with a role that requires her to relocate to the UK. Forget \u2018Casualty\u2019 and \u2018EastEnders\u2019 \u2013 Kat Brown hopes she will swap the small-screen for something even more challenging, such as the West End stage\u2026<\/p>\n Harriette Boucher21 August 2026 15:12<\/p>\n <\/a>Daily Mail publisher hails ‘another overwhelming victory’ <\/p>\n Associated Newspapers Limited has responded to Friday\u2019s ruling, calling it \u201canother overwhelming victory for the Mail and its journalism\u201d.<\/p>\n Prince Harry and six others have been ordered to pay \u00a39.5 million in an initial payment to the publisher. <\/p>\n A spokesperson said: \u201cHis judgment is a devastating critique of an attempt to destroy a newspaper and the reputations of its journalists, editors and executives.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom well before the trial started, the claimants’ lawyers knew that their main witness had denied making the preposterous allegations on which the claims were based.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite this collapse in evidence to support the extremely serious allegations of ‘abhorrent criminal activity, crimes and terrible and reprehensible covert acts’ by the Mail, they were emblazoned in a lurid press release issued on behalf of Baroness Lawrence, Prince Harry and the other claimants, with the exception of Sir Simon Hughes. The allegations were not withdrawn, and were pursued until the bitter end of the trial.\u201d <\/p>\n Harriette Boucher21 August 2026 14:45<\/p>\n <\/a>Prince Harry and celebrities ordered to pay \u00a39.5m to Daily Mail publisher after losing High Court battle<\/p>\n Prince Harry and six other prominent public figures have been ordered to pay \u00a39.5 million in an initial payment to the publisher of the Daily Mail after accusing them of unlawful information gathering.<\/a><\/p>\n The sum is the first payment the Duke of Sussex and his fellow complainants will be forced to pay to Associated Newspapers Ltd<\/a> (ANL), which spent \u00a334m defending the claims before they were comprehensively dismissed in July.<\/p>\n High Court judge Mr Justice Nicklin ruled the royal and other high profile figures, including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Elton John, to make the initial payment and said the rest of the costs will be decided at a future hearing.<\/p>\n The claimants had alleged ANL carried out or commissioned unlawful activities such as landline tapping, hiring private investigators to place listening devices inside cars or \u201cblagging\u201d private records.<\/p>\n ANL strongly denied the claims in a high-profile 45-day High Court trial<\/a>, where Harry and the other celebrity claimants gave evidence.<\/p>\n Amy-Clare Martin 21 August 2026 14:11<\/p>\n <\/a>Breaking: Prince Harry and six others to pay interim \u00a39.5M in failed Daily Mail case<\/p>\n Prince Harry and six other claimants have been ordered to pay an initial \u00a39.5M to the publisher of the Daily Mail after accusing them of unlawful information gathering.<\/p>\n Harriette Boucher21 August 2026 14:10<\/p>\n <\/a>Exclusive: \u2018Daddy\u2019s boy\u2019 Prince Harry was always going to return to UK but William will be furious, former royal butler says<\/p>\n Speaking exclusively to The Independent<\/a>, Grant Harrold said Harry was a \u201cdaddy\u2019s boy\u201d in his youth and it was only a matter of time before he returned to rebuild his relationship with his father after the rift caused when he and Meghan dramatically quit royal life six years ago.<\/p>\n But he cautioned that the Duchess of Sussex would likely struggle with her return to the UK, and suggested her husband could have given her \u201can ultimatum\u201d on coming back to Britain.<\/p>\n And he warned that Prince William would likely be \u201cfurious\u201d with his brother\u2019s return after their public fallout, following Harry\u2019s barrage of accusations against him, Kate, the King and Queen Camilla in his memoir, Spare.<\/a><\/p>\n Mr Harrold, who worked closely with William and Harry until 2011, said: \u201cHarry was always going to return to the UK<\/a> to be near his father. When you have a loved one going through different things to do with health and all sorts of other things, it makes you wonder if he [Harry] just wants to be closer.<\/p>\n Lucy Leeson21 August 2026 13:50<\/p>\n <\/a>Harry and Meghan\u2019s UK return a \u2018great endorsement\u2019 of education system, says Labour ministerHarry and Meghan\u2019s UK return a \u2018great endorsement\u2019 of education system, says Labour minister<\/p>\n Harriette Boucher21 August 2026 13:35<\/p>\n <\/a>The real reason Harry and Meghan are leaving Hollywood for Britain isn\u2019t the one you\u2019re being told<\/p>\n Many believe the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to the UK because their entertainment careers have stalled. But former People editor and founder of the Celebrity Intelligence website, Dan Wakeford<\/a>, explains why that doesn\u2019t add up \u2013 and reveals the much more emotional reason behind their decision:<\/p>\n Harriette Boucher21 August 2026 13:10<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Meghan-Markle.jpg\")
Please keep Meghan away from British television<\/a><\/p>\n