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Prince Harry has opened up about privacy in a new speech at the IAPP Global Summit 2026.

On Tuesday evening, the Duke of Sussex was in Washington DC where he delivered his speech.

He said: “My connection to privacy, and the lack of it, begins in a different place than most. From birth.

“You may know that I’ve spent the past seven years in litigation against three media organisations in the UK over their systemic and unlawful invasions of privacy, as well as the cover-up of it, dating back to the early 2000s.”

Harry, along with several other celebrity claimants, have sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over alleged breaches of privacy. They claimed ANL had written articles based on information, which was gathered unlawfully, like phone hacking, phone tapping and blagging.

The publisher strongly denied the allegations.

Continuing his speech, Harry said his legal fight was “absolutely” worth it despite the “personal and reputational cost” to him and his family.

He said: “As you can perhaps tell, I have nothing to gain from taking on powerful institutions. In many ways, it comes at a personal and reputational cost for me, my wife, and our children. But is it worth it? Absolutely.”