Prince Harry has arrived at the Royal Courts of Justice as he is set for another legal battle.
The hearing is for a privacy case against Associated Newspapers (ANL).
Prince Harry is one of a number of high-profile individuals to bring claims against ANL for misuse of private information.
The legal proceedings begin today in a phone-tapping and privacy case involving the publisher of The Daily Mail newspaper.
The Duke of Sussex is among a group of claimants in accusations against ANL.
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The publisher has described the allegations as "preposterous smears".
The Duke of Sussex is among a group of claimants in accusations against ANL.
The publisher denies the allegations and a preliminary will consider legal arguments and a judge will decide whether it will go any further.
Prince Harry is bringing the action along with others including actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, Sir Elton John and his husband, filmmaker David Furnish, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon OBE.
The appearance at the High Court today marks a surprise return to the UK for the Duke of Sussex.
Prince Harry walked into a photographer before entering the court.
The Duke of Sussex appeared not to the photographer as he turned and smiled at reporters.
Prince Harry walked into a photographer before entering the court.
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The preliminary High Court hearing is scheduled to last four days.
In a statement released in October when the legal action was announced, the newspaper group said: "We utterly and unambiguously refute these preposterous smears which appear to be nothing more than a pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone hacking scandal concerning articles up to 30 years old.
"These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims - based on no credible evidence - appear to be simply a fishing expedition by claimants and their lawyers, some of whom have already pursued cases elsewhere."