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Exiled royal Prince Harry made a surprise appearance in the UK Monday, smiling at photographers as he arrived at a court hearing into his privacy.
The jet-setting, California-based youngest son of King Charles III shocked waiting press when he unexpectedly jumped out of a limo at London’s High Court ahead of a hearing against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
“Good morning,” the 38-year-old Duke of Sussex said brightly with a big smile — briefly bumping into a photographer while marching into court.
Harry did not need to be in court for the routine preliminary hearing in which Associated Newspapers is attempting to throw out a lawsuit brought by the prince and six others, including Elizabeth Hurley and Elton John.
Monday’s hearing is not expected to hear from any of the famous claimants accusing the Mail and its sister publications of phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy.
Fellow accuser Sadie Frost, the actress ex-wife of Jude Law, was also in court, where Harry sat just feet away from a large group of reporters.
“Absolutely nobody was expecting this because really there is no need for Prince Harry to be appearing in court this week,” said Sky News correspondent Katie Spencer, one of the reporters at court Monday.
