The Duke of Sussex said the ruling - in which he was awarded £140,600 in damages - was "vindicating and affirming". Coronation Street actor
Fuck a doodle do.
In a statement, Prince Harry said the ruling was "vindicating and affirming" and took aim at senior executives and editors including Piers Morgan - who was in charge at the Daily Mirror from 1995 to 2004.
Judge Mr Justice Fancourt found Morgan knew about phone hacking at the paper.
He said the Duke's phone was probably only hacked to a modest extent and was "carefully controlled by certain people" from the end of 2003 to April 2009.
Jesus -- this is.... unbelievable.
When asked what he thought the way forward was, he said to scrap the current press regulator, the Independent Press Standards Organisation, which he likened to a "poodle".
"You have to get independent regulation as Leveson called for, which we haven't got because, there's a self regulator poodle, not a watchdog," he said.
"You also need to have the Leveson Inquiry restarted or completed... which the government cancelled at the request of those being investigated."
The Tory government should hang its head in shame. I mean -- it won't, but seriously -- this is appalling.
The government has failed to find the courage to hold the press accountable, a media lawyer has said.
Jonathan Coad said that despite Prince Harry's victory, only politicians can bring about real change.
However, it has never ensured the press regulated itself according to the principles set out in the Leveson Inquiry, he said.
"If you're going to be accountable, someone has got to have the courage to hold you accountable," he told Sky News.
"Harry has fought the battle and said it needs to change, but it is only going to change if politicians have the courage to take on Fleet Street.
"At the moment, they have shown a complete lack of intention of doing so.
What was the Leveson Inquiry and why is it relevant?
In 2011, Judge Sir Brian Leveson led a public inquiry after it was revealed News Of The World journalists had hacked the phone of murdered school girl Milly Dowler.
Initially intended to be carried out in two sections, the first part of the inquiry looked at the culture, practices and ethics of the press. It involved celebrities including Hugh Grant, Sienna Miller, Steve Coogan and Charlotte Church.
Part two of the Leveson Inquiry was meant to investigate the relationship between journalists and the police, but never took place. There have since been calls to re-open it.
