Prince Harry's five MORE inconsistencies revealed as emotional duke struggles to answer questions over his own claims

PRINCE Harry today faced another gruelling session in the witness stand – but the Royal struggled to remain composed as he was quizzed over his own claims.

And five more inconsistencies in the Duke of Sussex’s case against Mirror Group Newspapers emerged today as he faced a second day of grilling.

The Duke of Sussex’s testimony struggled to stand up to scrutiny as he was cross-examined over his claims across two daysCredit: Priscilla Coleman/MB Media

The Duke of Sussex seemed in higher spirits as he left the courthouse following a seven-hour stint in the witness boxCredit: PA

The duke’s testimony has struggled to stand up to scrutiny as he was cross-examined over two days, with the prince today admitting 18 times in three hours “I don’t know”.

The 38-year-old – who flew in from his home in LA on Sunday to attend the trial – had shared a 55-page bombshell brief as part of the phone hacking trial against the Mirror Group papers.

But after the gruelling seven-hour session with Mirror group lawyer Andrew Green KC ended today, Prince Harry’s voice broke and he choked back tears as he revealed “it’s a lot”.

Yesterday, Prince Harry’s claims were also scrutinised in court – with five inconsistencies revealed from claims around his birthday to whether he owned a mobile phone at the time of the alleged hacking.

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Five inconsistencies in Prince Harry's testimony after High Court grilling

Again today, five more inconsistencies came to light during the duke’s second day on the stand, including:

BREAK UP

Prince Harry called a November 2007 article about his split with ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy “hurtful” because it was titled ‘Hooray Harry’s Dumped’.

The story reported that the duke went to west London nightclub Amika and “drowned his sorrows” over the split, with Harry complaining over its alleged use of his private information.

But Mr Green pointed out there was a front page article in the News of the World on the same day which reported on the breakup.

In the Mirror article, he says, there are “only two references to the breakup” – and that the information about the split and the quote are “very similar” to the News of the World’s reporting earlier in the day.

Harry, pictured in 2008 with then-girlfriend Chelsy Davy, made dramatic claims that his relationship with the young woman was doomedCredit: AFP – Getty

LAP DANCER

After a trip to strip club Spearmint Rhino Prince Harry accused the Mirror group of unlawful information gathering for its 2006 article Prince of Lapland.

It told how Harry was ticked off by his ex girlfriend Chelsy Davy for enjoying a dance with a “statuesque blonde” who sat in his lap.

Mr Green asked Prince Harry whether there was “any evidence or was it pure speculation” that this story came from phone hacking. He denied speculating.

The Mirror’s Mr Green said the article did not add “anything of substance that hadn’t already been put in or implied in other articles”.

He also said a £100 payment to a freelancer was not evidence of unlawful information gathering.

KNEE INJURY

Prince Harry accused the Mirror of unlawful information gathering over reports of a knee injury in 2005.

One article called ‘Harry Carry’ detailed how a knee injury was hampering his time at Sandhurst.

He claimed in his witness statement there were quotes from “insiders” about his injury and treatment.

But Mr Green revealed Clarence House had already included details of the injury in a press release in 2004.

Prince Harry brought the article to light in an amendment. When Mr Green asked why he said: “That’s a question for my legal team.”

The duke said: “I was not going around discussing medical issues of injuries.”

But Mr Green pointed out Prince Harry had previously publicly discussed his injury.

The 2004 press release featured quotes from Prince Harry on his disappointment not to be entering Sandhurst that year because of his knee injury.

CHELSY DAVY NAMED

In 2004, Harry’s relationship with ex-girlfriend Chelsy became public knowledge.

An article called Harry Is A Chelsy Fan was published in the Mirror on November 29, which Prince Harry claimed contained details of his new relationship that could only have been found through illegal means.

The article featured quotes from construction workers who described seeing the prince with “a blonde”.

Witnesses said the girl was called Kelsey or Chelsy and Mirror reporters set to finding out who she was.

Yet, The Mail On Sunday broke the story of her full name first, and it was only once that dropped that there was a flurry of other articles, including the Mirror story Prince Harry suggested had been revealed from phone hacking.

When asked why Harry hadn’t sued other newspapers that published the story, including the Daily Star and Record, he said: “I don’t believe there was industrial scale phone hacking at those publications. I have no reason. I’m busy with other litigation.”

In his witness statement he wrote: “I can’t understand how any of media could understand where we were or who she was.”

But the Mirror used witnesses to discover who she was and then used details covered by the Mail On Sunday.

Mr Green said: “Her identity and the relationship were already in the public domain. Of course the Mail On Sunday articles contain considerably more details than the Mirror article.”

GIRLFRIEND DROP OFF

Harry dropped Chelsy off after she spent the night at Kensington Palace, according to a December 2007 article which included a paparazzi photograph.

Prince Harry said the image was “suspicious” because he didn’t understand how the photographer came to be at the gates at the right time.

But Andrew Green KC suggested that was something “anyone could have observed”.

The barrister asked whether there were often photographers outside the palace, to which Harry said: “They were only there for pretty much emergencies or big moments of the royal family – weddings, engagements, hospital visits.”

The duke added: “This to me is incredibly suspicious as I say. She spent the night with me, I was dropping her off as close to Kensington High Street as I could get without being seen.

“To know that a photographer was there for us, waiting, was highly suspicious.”

The duke said he suspected he had seen the article at the time of publication as he believed his security team would have alerted him to it.

FIVE PREVIOUSLY REVEALED INCONSISTENCIES

FIVE of Prince Harry’s key claims struggled to stand up to scrutiny yesterday:

His lawyers claimed details about his 18th birthday party were obtained from voicemails when they were from an interview he gave to the Press Association news agency.
He said he did not want to meet Paul Burrell but in Spare he wrote that he wanted to confront him.
Harry called a story about his leading a cadet parade at Eton “very suspicious”. It was put into the public domain by St James’s Palace.
He complained of phone hacking fears from 1996 but admitted in court he did not own a mobile then.
He said a story about a meal at a Chelsea pub for his 16th birthday came from hacking — yet then added that he had “no idea” how it was obtained.

It comes after a dramatic day in court saw Prince Harry’s voice crack with emotion as he admitted “it’s a lot” after spending seven hours in total being quizzed as part of the phone hacking trial against Mirror Group Newspapers.

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Harry – who has been instrumental in the phone hacking case – alleges about 140 articles published between 1996 and 2010 contained information gathered using unlawful methods by the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People.

MGN has apologised unreservedly to Prince Harry for unlawfully gathering information about him but denies phone hacking.