Pakistan, July 30 -- Prince Harry, Elton John, and five other high-profile figures could be required to pay millions of pounds in legal costs after losing their privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, London's High Court has heard.

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The claimants - Prince Harry, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, Doreen Lawrence and former politician Simon Hughes - filed a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), alleging unlawful information gathering and serious invasions of privacy.

During an 11-week trial, they accused journalists working for the Daily Mail of engaging in illegal practices, including bugging homes and vehicles, inter...