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During a recent hearing at the High Court, Mail on Sunday editor Charlotte Griffiths revealed that she was aware of Princess Catherine’s pregnancy with her first child days before the news was officially announced by the Palace. Despite this knowledge, Griffiths chose not to disclose the information publicly. She was providing testimony in a privacy case involving seven plaintiffs, among them Prince Harry and Sir Elton John, who are suing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, for serious invasions of privacy.
Griffiths emphasized that her conduct demonstrated a clear boundary between her professional responsibilities and personal relationships. She maintained that she had never employed private investigators or engaged in phone hacking to obtain stories. In relation to her reports about Sir Elton John and actress Elizabeth Hurley, Griffiths explained that her information was obtained from sources rather than through investigation methods that would violate privacy.
The editor also described her social interactions with members of the Royal Family, stating she had attended a country house gathering where Prince William disclosed that Princess Catherine was experiencing morning sickness and would not be present. “I draw a line between my professional and own personal life, as compared to my attending events as a journalist,” Griffiths said. She further explained that she deliberately withheld the pregnancy news to preserve personal friendships, acknowledging that although the information was significant, the palace’s official confirmation came only after Princess Catherine was hospitalized.
During cross-examination, David Sherborne, representing the claimants, accused Griffiths of fabricating the story about the pregnancy as part of an effort to claim close ties to the Royals. Griffiths refuted these allegations, asserting the claim was “incorrect.” Sherborne also questioned whether Griffiths had secretly hired private investigators who might have acted unlawfully in connection with publications about Sir Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, charges she denied. The trial, which includes other claimants like former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Simon Hughes, Sir Elton John’s husband David Furnish, and campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, is expected to continue into later this month, with a written judgment to follow at a later date
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