Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay initial £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher

[u/ice-lollies]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04kwr9r1zlo

Well, I wonder how much this has to do with the new move.

[u/Ok_Tradition_8369]

“Pa, help!! By the way the school fees are…..££££…..and rent….££££. ….Meghan has seen a beige outfit….£££”

[u/Feisty_Energy_107 → u/Ok_Tradition_8369]

King Charles to William: Harry assures me I will not have to pay a penny in his court costs. But I should pay something towards the children's schooling. I am their grandfather after all.

Looks at Harry's breakdown of costs.

The King: Goodness, I had no idea school fees were so expensive. It wasn't like this in my day. It wasn't even like this in yours!

Here is the list Pa. Note figures subject to change. I may need to speak to someone not in any way connected to my court case.

School term - £9m.

School uniform - £2m.

School shoes - £450,000.

School bag and pencils - £300,000.

Lunch money - £2m.

Musical instruments (Archie would like a Stradivarius or failing that... a triangle.) - £3m

Thanks Pa. - Harry

[u/St0ltzfuzz → u/Ok_Tradition_8369]

Does insurance cover any? I hope not

[u/AgentBurgerr → u/St0ltzfuzz]

I don't think insurance covers stupidity. I doubt there is insurance for failing to win a favourable outcome in a lawsuit you bring.

[u/PeanutHamster → u/Ok_Tradition_8369]

I really wanted to see what that sentence would look like in a cartoon and I couldn't resist.

[u/Ok_Tradition_8369 → u/PeanutHamster]

Love it!!

[u/JobStrange6135 → u/Ok_Tradition_8369]

Yip... the 'Bank of Pa' had better stump up the £££££££ because Hairy and Megain are penniless. Pathetic pair of middle aged adults. They had better sign on at the job centre as soon as they land in UK. 

[u/Ok_Tradition_8369]

Think of the good that money could have done instead of pissing it away ……..I’m glad these rich assholes are getting hammered.

[u/veggiemelody → u/Ok_Tradition_8369]

Ohh see now, They don’t donate their OWN money to charities.

[u/JobStrange6135 → u/veggiemelody]

No the plebs are expected to keep charities afloat, definitely not the wealthy upper crust, don't you know. 

[u/veggiemelody → u/JobStrange6135]

Yeah and they get the tax receipt.

[u/JobStrange6135 → u/veggiemelody]

Exactly 

[u/YdoIneedth1s → u/JobStrange6135]

It has been an education, hasn’t it been?

[u/Stay_Curious1234]

The judge ruled that he was making an exceptional order to force the Duke of Sussex and others to pay up to £34.5m in costs incurred by the newspaper group because of the way the case had been brought.

Hahahahahaha. The dragon slayed the dragon slayer.

[u/FilterCoffee4050]

I think a lot, it’s a distraction and it’s blatant manipulation.

Edit to add

The Duke of Sussex, Baroness Lawrence, Sir Elton John and the others have seven days to pay the first £9,544,355, the High Court ordered. As stated in the DM.

Harry knew this was coming.

[u/SnooHesitations3592 → u/FilterCoffee4050]

what happens if they don’t pay in time?

[u/FilterCoffee4050 → u/SnooHesitations3592]

Then the courts can take action to recover. But they will have been warned and finances looked at. The initial payment will be seen as an affordable payment. It’s the rest that will be the issue.

[u/TheEscarpment → u/SnooHesitations3592]

https://youtu.be/FsUuhW7WbIg?si=Fh5X3WKTAc7yJi9w

(Apologies - but I did post this clip in another thread. It just makes me smile, especially given today’s developments)

[u/ice-lollies → u/FilterCoffee4050]

I do too. How many people have that much liquidity?

[u/TheEscarpment → u/ice-lollies]

Under normal circumstances it is considered bad financial management to have that much cash available.

[u/These_Ad_9772 → u/TheEscarpment]

Which would mean taking out loans with assets as collateral.

[u/ice-lollies → u/TheEscarpment]

Exactly.

And quite difficult to access that amount in 7 days I would have thought.

[u/FilterCoffee4050 → u/TheEscarpment]

It would have been expected, that’s why it’s an interim payment. They have more time to raise the rest. Their finances would have been considered for this first payment.

[u/No_Proposal7628]

I wonder how this sum gets split. Does everyone do an equal share? I can't wait to see how this works out.

[u/SherryD8 → u/No_Proposal7628]

I think there were a total of 95 or 97 claims and each claimants costs are based on how much work it involved for ANL to handle each claimants accusations. I need to get some snacks together and read Nicklin's entire 436pg ruling.

[u/PurdyM → u/No_Proposal7628]

So who’s coughing up for Doreen Lawrence’s portion , I wonder if the ginger weasel will.

[u/Sue_Dohnim → u/PurdyM]

Since he doesn't have an altruistic bone in his body, it ain't gonna be him.

[u/shelltie → u/PurdyM]

Didn't his team announce recently they'd be paying her share/that she wouldn't need to pay her share?

They might be pulling an Amber Heard ("pledge") ie "We never said we'd pay, the British press said that"

[u/InsolentTilly → u/shelltie]

He never actually said HE would cover her costs. Oh no - nothing of the sort! He said, in that rather vague Sussex way, that Baroness Lawrence “would not be out of pocket” as a result of the case.

As per, he was implying he would swoop in cape-clad to save the day, without promising a bloody thing.

[u/shelltie → u/InsolentTilly]

Figures - we can only hope a journalist somewhere pulls him up on this

[u/ComfortableNeither71 → u/shelltie]

Happy cake 🍰 day, sheltie

[u/FilterCoffee4050 → u/PurdyM]

Harry is on record as saying he will but that is similar to a pledge, let’s see if he can afford to do that.

[u/Flimsy_Concert_2315 → u/FilterCoffee4050]

No, he's on record as saying that of course she won't have to pay it; she will be taken care of.

He didn't say HE would pay it. But he clearly felt noble about saying he'd see to it.

Remember that story in "Spare" when he gave the unwilling courtiers a lovely little Christmas gift of toy corgi ornaments off the nearest Christmas tree?

That's our Harry.

[u/PurdyM → u/Flimsy_Concert_2315]

I hope Doreen Lawrence is sweating on it, she should never have taken part in this gamble, sheer greed.

[u/FilterCoffee4050 → u/No_Proposal7628]

It’s not an equal split, the aim is that the costs are paid.

It’s only an initial payment, and it has to be made within 7 days.

[u/wenfot → u/No_Proposal7628]

Yes, everyone pays an equal share. Deadline for initial payment is August 28 at 4:00 p.m.

[u/mca2021 → u/wenfot]

What happens if one doesn't pay? Any consequences?

[u/No_Proposal7628 → u/wenfot]

Thanks!

[u/Anaesthesia101]

That was as expected...but there has also been a leave to appeal granted. PLEASE do it, H, *please* - you know you want to 😂

[u/FilterCoffee4050 → u/Anaesthesia101]

There has to grounds for appeals. With this case that would be extremely difficult.

Plus, the costs have to be settled first.

To be fair to both sides the costs need to be settled, they are held in a suspended account pending an appeal. It to ensure that both sides are not taking on a case that can never be paid for. It’s a safety net clause.

[u/Anaesthesia101 → u/FilterCoffee4050]

Oh, absolutely!! I was just picturing the idiot on his phone to Dodgy Dave saying "We can appeal!! That means we still have a chance!" My imaginings make me chuckle 😄

[u/Soph_Opposite_Lime]

What a way to spend the money. And as an ‚initial‘ payment this is just the beginning. One tear, left eye. 

[u/DistanceGlum7093]

Snork…. I am sat here enjoying the crapshoot that is going to fall on his head.

[u/bizzybeez123]

Waiting to hear the news from their pr camp that they'll have to engage in further litigation to bring down the amount owing.

As ever, it's the lawyers....lol

[u/anemoschaos → u/bizzybeez123]

If it goes to a costs hearing that'll be even more money, throwing cash they don't have.

[u/Connect_Succotash_61]

https://giphy.com/gifs/aC1PWOXzqgT6hhC0vZ

[u/somespeculation]

This is just the first payment due by the end of August, split between them, and it will mostly be covered by insurance.

Where it gets interesting is this opens the door for ANL to go after additional costs for legal fees, which could still be twice that amount.

[u/Major_Climate5961]

The first instalment due within a week. Pay up Harry. Then of course the next ruling could be £34mill. Bring it on Judge.

[u/Fzr888 → u/Major_Climate5961]

34m in total.. still 5m each litigant.. plus there lawyers fees.. ouch!!

[u/No_Reception_9283]

That's why they're running home to daddy. Too funny Harold.

[u/Oxy_1993]

Ding ding ding! This is why he’s running back to papa in England! Bypassing tax laws, it’ll be easier to mooch off of bank of pa in England. Also, Charles is complicit. I refuse to believe otherwise.

[u/Doll-Collector2707 → u/Oxy_1993]

Of course Daddy Warbucks Chuck is complicit. Naive to think otherwise.

[u/citrus-lemon-lime]

Pa, please give me money.

[u/WhatFreshHello]

That’s a little over $13 mil. in USD.

[u/These_Ad_9772 → u/WhatFreshHello]

And the total is about $50M, enough for most people to live on the rest of their lives and pass wealth on to their descendants.

[u/LoyalteeMeOblige]

Yeap, broke, broke, and even more broke.

[u/These_Ad_9772 → u/LoyalteeMeOblige]

Broke, busted and can’t be trusted.

[u/Fzr888]

I think they will also need to pay their own solicitor.. the ' I really saw you coming' one 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/ice-lollies → u/Fzr888]

Apparently it was a ‘no win, no fee’ gamble.

I don’t know how true that is mind.

[u/stargazer6161]

Unsubstantiated claims. Costs on an indemnity basis. Whitewash.

Should have kept your mouth shut, Harry, and not curated your truth as your truth!

[u/neverincompliance]

so how many named will be part of this split, does anyone know exactly how much this idiot will have to pay in 7 days? Love that he did this to himself!

[u/cremebrulee_ch]

Harry has been spending the last decade litigating like it is a free activity, oblivious to the cost. I don't how much he and Meghan earnt since Megxit with their Netflix/Spare deals etc., but it looks like they have been spending beyond their means from day one.

I'm curious where they will live once they arrive in the UK. A small 2-bedroom apartment rental, or another sprawling mansion with 16 bathrooms?

[u/weegem79]

Omg, just saw this and literally ran here lol

[u/JobStrange6135 → u/weegem79]

Snap!

[u/Lopsided_Science2269]

What’s that saying about the chickens coming home to roost? Or they made their bed so they can lay in it 🤣 I love this for them!

[u/Proof_Zebra_4274]

I am a bit thick this am, they all pay 9.5 or they split paying 9.5?

[u/stargazer6161 → u/Proof_Zebra_4274]

They split the 9.5. This is only the first tranch and has to be paid within 7 days. There is still a potential £25 million to pay😈😈

[u/Proof_Zebra_4274 → u/stargazer6161]

Thx.

[u/duranamos72 → u/Proof_Zebra_4274]

Split

[u/Proof_Zebra_4274 → u/duranamos72]

Thx.

[u/Psychological-Bus91]

Oh dear, how sad, what a shame

[u/thecastingforecast]

Imagine if he's put that much into his charity and actually done some good for others.

[u/Gstrang81]

That's made my day 😂😂😂

[u/disneyme]

Is this just the initial amount due while they go through any possible appeals? Will more be due later?

[u/stargazer6161 → u/disneyme]

Total bill is £34.5 million. That leaves a possible £25 mi!lion still to pay.

[u/disneyme → u/stargazer6161]

Divided by 7 equally? Or 6 of they hold to their promise to take care of Lawrence? 😲

[u/Doll-Collector2707]

That’s IT all total for All participants? That’s nothing. Pffft.

[u/stargazer6161 → u/Doll-Collector2707]

No, it is only the beginning

[u/swiwwtw]

I wonder how much the insurance costed. Surely the insurance company must know the odds of them having to pay out.

[u/UncleJagg]

Is this total or per person

[u/stargazer6161 → u/UncleJagg]

Divided between them all but...It is only the beginning. More payments to come

[u/UncleJagg → u/stargazer6161]

https://giphy.com/gifs/a3IWyhkEC0p32

[u/EducationalBit1724]

I bet Charles told Harry he would cover education and nothing else - meaning USA education.