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Legal action against the Mail on Sunday
18th November 2005
The Prince of Wales has reluctantly decided to take legal action against Associated Newspapers following the publication of extracts from his private journals in The Mail on Sunday.
The Prince of Wales’s Office has been advised by its lawyers that The Mail on Sunday has breached both The Prince of Wales’s copyright and confidentiality.
Sir Michael Peat, Principal Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales, said today:
“This is a matter of principle. Like anybody else, The Prince of Wales is entitled to write a private journal without extracts being published.
“This journal was copied and passed to The Mail on Sunday without permission. We made this clear to The Mail on Sunday on five occasions, both orally and in writing.
“Nevertheless, The Mail on Sunday proceeded to publish these extracts despite the knowledge that it was in breach of The Prince of Wales’s copyright and confidence.”