The Duke of Sussex will begin a week of events back in the UK, starting with an event in London for the Invictus Games, his charity for wounded war veterans.
On Tuesday he will also learn the outcome of a court case the prince and others brought against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, over allegations of illegal information collection.
Prince Harry will attend the events alone as his wife Meghan and children Archie and Lilibet are not in London for security reasons.
The visit got off to a rocky start when Prince Harry’s team announced that the invitation to stay at Buckingham Palace had been accepted.
But the offer was rejected by the palace, which said the prince was told on Saturday he would not be able to stay because he had not responded to the invitation in time.
Starting on Tuesday, over five days the prince will attend events to show support for some of his British charities, as well as mobilizing support for the Invictus Games. These include a visit to Birmingham later this week, where they will take place at the same time next year.
His visit coincided with the publication on Tuesday of the outcome of the Associated Newspapers legal case he brought against a number of high-profile figures, including Sir Elton John, Sir Simon Hughes, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost and Baroness Doreen Lawrence.
They said the newspaper group, which publishes the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, used illegal methods to obtain information for articles – allegations which the publishers have strongly denied.
It is the latest – and expected to be the last – in a series of legal battles Prince Harry is waging against what he sees as unfair practices by the British press.
In 2023, Prince Harry won 15 lawsuits in his case, accusing the Mirror Group newspaper of illegally collecting information for stories published about him.
Last year, the publisher of the Sun newspaper agreed to pay “substantial damages” and apologized to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over allegations of unlawful intrusion into his life.
If this case results in a judge upholding some claims and rejecting others, it is likely that all parties could claim victory.