Prince Harry says it was “hurting” to hear jubilant stories about his split from ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy.
The Duke, who dated Davy for several years after meeting in 2004, said the headlines seemed to celebrate the news rather than sympathize.
“Thinking it through now – ‘Hooray, Harry’s dumped’, it was hurtful to say the least that such a private moment was turned into a bit of laughter,” said the exiled king.
“The fact that the payments were referred to as Project Harry is incredibly disturbing.”
Harry said he never spoke to the Palace about his relationship with Davy. Getty Images
“The level of surveillance I was subjected to was quite high,” he added.
Green, who represents Mirror Group Newspapers, then asked: “You don’t mean that ‘Hooray Harry’ was a reference to the celebration of your being fired, do you?”
“Whether or not it has been used before, it is hurtful for me to be the subject or victim of it to see the word used in that term,” Harry told the court.
“The article quotes that [Chelsy] “I’m sick of ‘his hooray lifestyle’ — it’s not about celebrating the demise of your relationship,” Green told Harry.
“Seems a bit mean,” the duke replied.