Prince Harry hacking trial latest: Court played recorded conversation ... - Sky News
Key points
- Phone hacking case brought by Prince Harry and others against Mirror Group Newspapers is in third week
- MGN denies the claims and says some have been brought too late
- Defence witnesses from MGN and its parent company are being called today
- Alastair Campbell accuses Piers Morgan of being 'two-faced' and trying to 'destabilise government'
- Which celebrities are involved in the case? | What are the allegations?
- Reporting by Emily Mee at the High Court
The court is back in session again
We're continuing to hear from former Trinity Mirror chairman David Grigson.
The court is breaking for lunch
We'll be back with more updates shortly after 2pm.
'I felt sorry for' former Mirror journalist, says ex-Trinity Mirror chair
Former Trinity Mirror chair David Grigson is continuing to be asked about a recorded conversation between himself and former Sunday Mirror journalist Graham Johnson.
In his witness statement, Mr Grigson had said he was "anxious" to leave the conversation and didn't want Mr Johnson to "monopolise" his time.
David Sherborne, representing Prince Harry, says the former chair continued to "keep engaging" Mr Johnson and ask him more questions in the recording.
The barrister says the impression given in the statement is "designed" to suggest Mr Grigson was "reluctant" to be in the conversation - but the fact he keeps asking questions contradicts this.
Mr Grigson says it is "possible to be both impatient and genial at the same time", adding he wanted to be...
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