The British tabloid The Mirror, accused by prince henry -younger son of Carlos III.- and other celebrities for illegally collecting information about them, he apologized on Wednesday at the opening of the trial in London.

Several prominent public figures, such as the Duke of Sussex himself, have filed a damages claim against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over the apparently widespread practice of some of its journalists illegally intercepting voicemails to obtain news.

The 38-year-old prince, who has a strained relationship with the British royal family, has waged a war against the tabloids in his country with a series of lawsuits.

Wednesday’s hearing is aimed at the Mirror Group (MGN) newspaper, which publishes The Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People. But the Duke of Sussex also sued the publisher of the Daily Mail, as well as News Group Newspapers (NGN), publisher of The Sun tabloid.

The trial against MGN at the High Court in London is expected to last several weeks. The group was accused of wiretapping.

In addition to Enrique, lawsuits in this case have also been filed by other celebrities – including Girls Aloud singer Cheryl, actor Ricky Tomlinson and former soccer player Ian Wright.

In documents released at the start of the hearing, MGN admitted there was “some evidence” of illegal information gathering.

He apologized “without reservation” and promised that “it will not happen again”.

However, MGN’s lawyer, Andrew Green, denied the allegations of voicemail interception. And he dismissed some of the charges, saying the alleged facts were too old to be tried.

Objections refer to the period from 1995 to 2011.

Prince Harry, who left the British monarchy in 2020 and went to live in the USA with his wife Meghan, should personally testify in June, according to British media.

At the end of March, he surprised everyone by appearing at a hearing against the editor of the Daily Mail, also accused of illegal information gathering. Singer Elton John also appeared in court.

On the other hand, in April during the hearing against NGN, his lawyers revealed that his brother William, the heir to the British throne, “recently” reached an agreement with the media group “offstage”.