Prince Harry's high stakes lawsuit against the Daily Mail could cost $47.8 million as he and a group of public figures seek to prove the tabloid hacked phones, Reuters reported.
The figures emerged at a case management hearing at the High Court, in London, on Tuesday.
Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers is expecting to spend £20 million [around $25 million] on the case while the lawyers for the claimants, including Prince Harry, expect to spend £18.4 million [around $23 million].
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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