The Duke of Sussex’s lawyers have been accused of dishonesty, fraud and conspiracy in his High Court claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail. The Duke will fly to Britain for the opening of the trial against Associated Newspapers on Monday. David Sherborne, for the claimants, told the court on Thursday that the publisher planned to make “exceptionally serious” allegations that were “wholly objectionable”. Claims ‘exceptionally serious’“The allegations… are exceptionally serious: of fraud, dishonesty and professional misconduct,” he said in written submissions. He insists that his pivotal witness statement was “completely false” and the signature on the statement a “forgery”.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 15, 2026 23:01 UTC