Heather Mills

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The Duke of Sussex has begun legal Action against the owner of The Sun and the defunct News of The World , and the Daily Mirror , in respect of the alleged phone-hacking.

the documents, in the name of Prince Harry over the alleged illegal interception of voice-mail messages, Buckingham Palace has confirmed have been submitted.

His wife, Meghan, This Week began legal Action against the Mail on Sunday.

It will be accused of illegal publication of a private letter to her father.

A spokeswoman for the News group Newspapers (NGN) - publisher of The Sun and the News of The World , said: "We confirm That a claim has been issued by The Duke of Sussex . "

The Details of The Duke 's new suit were the first

The BBC understands, to The Duke accusations against NGN go ahead in 2010, but it is not yet clear if his claims against The Mirror of today.

to Reach A source, the owner of The Mirror , reported the Press Association , it was aware of proceedings issued, but not yet received, so it was not comment further.

Jonny Dymond, the BBC's royal correspondent, says, the presumption is That the lawsuit goes back to the phone-hacking scandal, the beginning of the 2000s.

What with the phone-hacking scandal?

allegations of phone hacking in the news of The World and an eight-month study.

The story goes back to about 2007, when Clive Goodman , the cast then the News of The World royal editor, and Glenn Mulcaire , a private investigator remained Royal aide-de-camp, And Then to prison.

The technology saw journalists use to hack voicemail messages of celebrities by the use of a factory pre-set Pin Code And Then The Information to write news stories.

the princes William and Harry and the then Kate Middleton, which resulted in the 2011 study to a public examination.

A journalist pleaded guilty to phone hacking, while a judge ruled in a civil case against The Mirror , That phone-widespread hacking at the newspaper was "far".

Between them, the two newspaper groups

The Duke is fresh comes right to claim just a few days after he accused The British tabloid press of the "relentless propaganda".

In The Statement , which was issued during the couple's tour in Southern Africa , Prince Harry said the "painful" effects of Intrusive media coverage had forced them to take Action .

The Duchess of Sussex , recently said legal Action against the Mail on Sunday

with reference to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, The Prince , in his "deepest fear is That history repeats itself".

"I've seen what happens when someone I Love Is commoditised to The Point That they can no longer be treated or seen as a real person," he said.

'years of abuse'

Brian Cathcart, co-founder of hacked off, a campaign group which represents victims of phone hacking, told Bbc News The Move was a "measure, were pushed far to the few".

"for years and years, The Royals have a free-stroke for The Press ," he said.

"This Man has suffered, very badly, because we know what happened to his mother. "

He added: "I think we've moved on from the idea That celebrities are not entitled to the protection of privacy.

"The Duke and Duchess have to draw a line, you have years of abuse. "

The newspaper, two groups a total could bill for the phone hacking of up to £1 billion, choppy said earlier this year.

dozens of, including, while Sir Elton John , Elizabeth Hurley and Heather Mills said to settled claims against the

Paul Connew , former Deputy editor-in-chief of the News of The World and the Sunday Mirror , the BBC, The Duke was committed", the attack on the popular press" in complaining about the "allegations That go back over 15 years. "

Mr Connew proposed, That The Duke had brought to the market, the demand for "the rather over The Top statement at the beginning of This Week 's attack on The Press as a whole".

He added: "Prince William has to expect a more Mature take from The Press and I, That in the long term, Prince Harry could come to regret this. "

media lawyer Mark Stephens said The Royals are "rarely" legal steps, because it is a "high-risk" strategy.

He told the BBC That the processes of statutory disclosure of information between lawyers and The Royals take up his cross-examination was able to "places That you really don't want to".

"So, it is a high-risk strategy, because things are out of your control.

"But it is also a high-risk strategy for the editors who are going to testify. "

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Source of news: bbc.com