Harry, Elton John, and Others Must Pay $13 Million in Legal Costs to Daily Mail Publisher

Prince Harry, Sir Elton John, Liz Hurley, and four other high-profile claimants have been ordered to pay an initial sum of $13 million (£9.5 million) to the publisher of the Daily Mail. This payment covers the legal costs incurred by Associated Newspapers after the group lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher.

The seven claimants must make this payment by August 28. This initial sum is part of a larger potential liability, as the group could face additional costs up to £25 million more, depending on further legal proceedings. The ruling follows the claimants' unsuccessful legal challenge alleging unlawful information gathering by the publisher.