Prince Harry launches libel action against Mail on Sunday over Saudi Arabia ‘extortion’ and ‘blackmail’

Prince Harry is taking legal action against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday over an article which claimed he had attempted to blackmail Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince over his wife’s miscarriage.<br><br>The Duke of Sussex has lodged a claim with the High Court as part of a planned libel action against the Mail on Sunday.<br><br>The article, first reported by US news site Page Six and then featured in the Mail on Sunday, made allegations against him over an exchange with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Formula 1 World Championship in Saudi Arabia.<br><br>The article had suggested that the Crown Prince’s security team had helped Meghan Markle after she suffered a miscarriage during the trip.<br><br>The Duke previously denied the allegations, saying: “To suggest that I tried to extort or blackmail Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia is entirely and utterly untrue.<br><br>“Nothing could be further from the truth.