A former Mail on Sunday news editor has told the High Court he did not ask a private investigator to hack or tap the phones of Prince Harry's friends. Mr Henderson is said to have been involved in two of the articles in the claim that were allegedly the result of unlawful information-gathering. Giving evidence on Thursday, the journalist told the court in London that he did not commission a private investigator called Gavin Burrows to blag information, hack phones, place listening devices, or track vehicles. Mr Henderson also said: “I understand it is alleged that Mr Burrows was asked to target Hugh Grant, Carole Middleton, Elizabeth Hurley, Ken Livingstone, Peter Mandelson, Brian Paddick, and Simon Bates. “I did not ask him to target these individuals.” He continued: “I never asked Mr Burrows to target Ms Hurley or Mr Grant.

Source: Irish Examiner February 20, 2026 07:42 UTC