Prince Harry is not wrong to feel injustice, but he won't find vindication in a court of law | Zoe Williams

The royal is dogged, but what he's fighting is tabloid culture. It will be difficult for him to ever establish the guilt of individuals

Never mind waiting for Mr Justice Fancourt to produce his findings, the tabloid newspapers were declaring their collective triumph before Prince Harry had even been released from giving evidence against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).

He must have longed for the schmaltzy embrace of Oprah," the Mail said; Me, Hewitt ... and that two-faced shit Burrell," the Sun sort-of quotes the prince. The Mirror went with the more sober Harry vs the Press", with only a silent nod to the fact that it is their newspaper group, specifically, he's been fighting in this week's hearing.

Zoe Williams is a Guardian columnist

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