Prince Harry's legal team demanded a UK tabloid publisher pay him and six other claimants "substantial" damages for invading their privacy as a lengthy High Court civil trial wrapped up Tuesday.
The publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday dismissed the allegations as "speculative" after nine weeks of dramatic testimonies and cross-examinations of celebrities, journalists and private investigators.
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