Enda Brady: UK correspondent on Prince Harry skipping first day of landmark phone-hacking trial - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Prince Harry unexpectedly skipped the first day of his phone hacking trial against Mirror Group Newspapers.

His lawyer later said the royal was celebrating his daughter Lilibet's second birthday.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says the judge had ordered Harry to appear, as all witnesses needed to be available to provide evidence.

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