Prince Harry Makes His First Public Appearance After Filing Lawsuits Against UK Publications
After returning from his and Meghan Markle's royal tour of southern Africa last week, Prince Harry is resuming his regular royal schedule. Today, that means commemorating World Mental Health Day in St. Ann's, Nottingham, visiting with two local, youth-focused community initiatives.
At Nottingham Academy, the Duke visited with an EPIC Partners Nurture Session, meeting with both new students in a mentoring program, and kids he met with during his and Meghan's 2017 visit to the Academy. Then it was onto an assembly with Year 11 students at the institution.
Later, he stopped by Community Recording Studio, which teaches film and music skills to youth. Harry met with a group creating a mental health-focused Hip Hopera, and was then treated to a quick performance.
Today also happens to be the first time Prince Harry has attended a public event since he filed a second lawsuit against British publications.
Back on October 1, at the tail end of his and Meghan's tour, he issued made a statement condemning the press's treatment of Meghan, and announced that she had filed a lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday. The Duchess is pursuing legal action for the Mail's publication of a private letter that Meghan sent to her father.
"There is a human cost to this relentless propaganda, specifically when it is knowingly false and malicious, and though we have continued to put on a brave face—as so many of you can relate to—I cannot begin to describe how painful it has been," Harry wrote in the statement. It was posted on sussexofficial.uk, a domain that currently hosts only Harry's message.
The media was still reeling from this announcement when news surfaced on October 4 that Harry had filed an additional lawsuit, this time against the Sun and Mirror. This claim was over alleged phone hacking, which took place in the early 2000s.
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