The trial in the Duke of Sussex's legal battle against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) — the publisher of The Sun — over allegations of unlawful information gathering by journalists and private investigators working for NGN began in the High Court in London on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Prince Harry’s trial against the publisher of The Sun follows two decades of legal drama over the cutthroat practices of the British press in the days when newspapers sold millions of copies and shaped the popular conversation.

Good morning and welcome to our coverage as an eight-week trial opens this morning at the High Court in London where Prince Harry will allege that the Sun - and its owner News Group Newspapers (NGN) - were involved in unlawful newsgathering. The former Labour MP, Lord Watson, is also involved in the case and claims NGN used voicemail interception.

Prince Harry will skip out on the first day of his case against U.K.’s News Group Newspapers but is set to testify next month

The case, which would represent the last major legal reckoning for victims and perpetrators of Britain’s phone hacking scandal, was adjourned until Wednesday.

News Group Newspaper’s lawyer Anthony Hudson KC said that there had been “intense negotiations” and suggested that they were “very close” to a settlement.

Prince Harry's barrister said there was potentially a "good prospect" of an agreement that would save the court time.

The trial against News Group Newspapers (NGN, with former U.K. politician Tom Watson, the ex-deputy leader of the Labour Party being the other remaining claimant alongside Prince Harry in the case, is expected to last around six to eight weeks.

The trial for Prince Harry's civil lawsuit against the publisher of the tabloid newspaper 'The Sun' began in London on Tuesday. The 40-year-old accuses News Group Newspapers, owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch,

Prince Harry accuses Will Lewis, CEO of the Washington Post, of aiding a cover-up of illegal practices at The Sun.