Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay initial £9.5m to Daily Mail publisherImage source, Getty ImagesByElla KiplingPublished21 August 2026, 14:10 BSTUpdated 7 minutes agoPrince Harry and a group of six other high-profile figures have been ordered to make an initial payment of £9.54m to the Daily Mail's publisher after they lost their High Court privacy case. The seven claimants, also including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, must pay the initial figure by 28 August - and could potentially pay up to £25m more after that in a victory for Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).The group had sued ANL over allegations of unlawful information-gathering, which the publisher had strenuously denied.On 7 July, Judge Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the claims and said the public figures had failed to prove the allegations.It comes just days after the Duke and Duchess announced their plan to return to the UK, with their children Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, enrolled to start school in September.The seven claimants who have been ordered to pay an initial £9.5m in the coming week are Prince Harry, Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish, Sir Simon Hughes, Sadie Frost, Liz Hurley, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence.During the trial, dozens of people gave evidence including Prince Harry and the other claimants. The Duke of Sussex flew in from the US to attend court in person. Many current and former Associated Newspapers journalists and executives gave evidence denying illegal activity.In a joint statement following the judge's ruling last month, Prince Harry and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, another claimant and peer whose son Stephen was murdered in 1993, said: "We came to Court seeking justice and accountability. But we have received neither.""It is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected", the pair added.ANL had asked for more than £9.9 million as an interim payment ahead of future hearings to decide its legal costs in depth. However, lawyers for the claimants said the interim payment should be just over £7.9 million. Mr Justice Nicklin previously said the claimants would need to pay the interim payment on August 28.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X, external to get the latest alerts.Related topicsPrince Harry, Duke of SussexMeghan, Duchess of SussexElton JohnHigh Court More on this storyHarry loses High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisherPublished7 JulyHarry and Meghan's return to UK reignites questions over securityPublished19 hours ago