Lawrence's mother warned by Harry of media hacking

Stephen Lawrence's mother has shared her “disbelief” after she was contacted by Prince Harry, who uncovered evidence she had been allegedly spied on by the Daily Mail.

- BRYONY GOOCH

Baroness Doreen Lawrence, a campaigner for reforms in the police service, has told the BBC that she was “floored” by what the Duke of Sussex discovered, as she is joining him and other public figures in suing the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers, at the High Court in London.

Associated Newspapers has denied claims that it hacked phones and called them “preposterous smears”.

Baroness Lawrence is one of six people, including Liz Hurley, Sir Elton John and politician Sir Simon Hughes, who brought legal action against Associated Newspapers in 2022.

She alleged the