Prince Harry among other claimants face millions in legal costs

Britain's Prince Harry, Elton John and

other high-profile claimants face paying millions of dollars out

of their own pockets to cover the legal costs of the Daily

Mail's publisher after a judge ruled their failed privacy

lawsuits were conducted in an unreasonable way.

Judge Matthew Nicklin's judgment on costs, which was

published on Friday, also ordered an interim payment from the

claimants of ?9.54 million towards the legal costs of Associated

Newspapers.

Last month, judge Matthew Nicklin comprehensively rejected

the case brought by King Charles' younger son, John and five

others, rejecting allegations that the Mail titles had

engaged in widespread unlawful activities, such as phone

hacking.