On the hook Why hacking case meant so much to Prince Harry

As the Duke of Sussex claimed victory in his hacking case against Mirror Group Newspapers, it was clear he felt vindication for his tortuous, longrunning legal battles against sections of the British media. "I've been told that slaying dragons will get you burned," he said in a statement, before adding a defiant: "The mission continues."

- Caroline Davies

Prince Harry has long despaired of the royal family's failure to take on the press. His father, King Charles, had told him it would be a "suicide mission". And he does seem to have been burned. When he appeared in the witness box in June, the first senior British royal for 130 years to do so in court at a trial, he was asked about the toll his fight was taking.

He fell silent, his head dropped, and he appeared to be fighting tears. "It's a lot," he finally answered.