Prince Harry and other household names - including Sir Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley - are suing the publishers of the Daily Mail over alleged historical privacy breaches in a landmark trial set to last nine weeks.

Harry and six others have brought a civil case against Associated Newspapers Limited, accusing the publisher of unlawfully gathering information about them.

Prince Harry is in London for the start of a high-profile privacy trial against the Daily Mail ’s publisher. The trial against Associated Newspapers is getting under way at the High Court on Monday and is expected to last nine weeks.

Prince Harry is due to arrive in London today for his case against the publisher of the Daily Mail over allegations of unlawful information gathering, which is due to begin at the High Court. Harry is one of a number of high-profile figures taking action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over claims that the publisher carried out or commissioned unlawful activities such as hiring private investigators to place listening devices inside cars,