Prince Harry breaks down after admitting ‘I don’t know’ 18 times in three hours as he stumbles in High Court grilling

PRINCE Harry today broke down in court after admitting "I don't know" 18 times in less than three hours as he stumbled through hours of questioning over his own bombshell case.

The Duke of Sussex's voice cracked 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.

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.

But he today struggled to recall reading numerous articles at the time - and when asked if he had any evidence to back his claims said "no, that's why we're here".

And his testimony ended with the Royal struggling to contain his emotions, with his voice cracking as he told the High Court "it's a lot" after being asked to clarify details of his case.

During this morning's session, Prince Harry had told the Mirror's lawyer Andrew Green KC "I don't know" a total of 18 times in just three hours.

Some nine times he admitted "I don't remember".

He also told the court to question his legal team instead of him four times.

Prince Harry finished a gruelling two-day session of questioning at the High Court today, which saw him quizzed over a string of articles including a piece headlined 'Prince of Lapland' that shared details of a visit to strip club Spearmint Rhino in 2006.

STRIP CLUB

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.

Prince Harry, 38, was questioned over his accusations the Mirror group listened to voicemails to gain insight into arguments with Chelsy.

In his witness statement, the Duke of Sussex said another story told how he was facing a "make or break" holiday with Ms Davy in Mozambique following his night out.

Harry said he was "deeply concerned" that his trip would be publicised in advance by newspapers - denying he was speculating that the details had been obtained by phone hacking.

And he also claimed a 2007 article in The People that included details about three rows between himself and then-girlfriend Ms Davy before she moved to Leeds, West Yorks was "deeply suspicious".

Harry said: "I never discussed with the Palace any details about my relationship with my girlfriend.

"Attributing such information to a Palace source is incredibly suspicious."

But Mr Green countered, saying: "We are in the land of total speculation that this is voicemail interception."

A combative duke fought back at Mr Green's line of questioning, regularly quipping "I'll take your word for it".

And the KC had to again warn Harry he was the one asking questions as the duke tried to turn the line of fire away from himself.

When Prince Harry asked "are you suggesting while I was in the army everything was available to write about", the lawyer replied: "Can I just repeat what I said yesterday.

"This isn't about you asking me questions this is me asking you questions."

HARRY IN THE DOCK

During the lengthy session today, Mr Green pointed to a 2007 story 'ER, ok if I drop you off here?' where Prince Harry was photographed dropping his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy off outside the gates of Kensington Palace.

When Mr Green asked if Harry was speculating whether a photographer knew where to stand because of voicemails accessed through phone hacking, Prince Harry even admitted: "maybe I am".

He again said: "This to me was incredibly suspicious. I was dropping her off as close to Kensington High Street without being spotted by members of the public.

"To know a photographer was there just waiting was highly suspicious."

Another article 'Harry to lead cadet's march' was part of the phone hacking claim - but the court today heard the information had been shared by the Press Association after the information was put into the public domain by St James's Palace. 

Prince Harry admitted he had not been aware of the PA story and still maintained the article was "suspicious" due to the "illegal activity that was happening behind that". 

'STUPID DECISION'

Previously, Prince Harry said he felt like his relationship with then-girlfriend Chelsy was "doomed" during the 2007 coverage of their relationship.

Harry revealed he was "immature" and made a "stupid decision" after it was reported he flirted with a brunette at a party in 2005.

And he yesterday admitted calling his mother's former butler, Paul Burrell, a "two faced s***" in 2003.

The prince had "very strong feelings" about how indiscreet Mr Burrell was after Princess Diana's death, according to his witness statement.

Prince Harry gave evidence yesterday after flying in from LA for the trial as part of the action against the Mirror Group papers.

He only left the US on Sunday night after marking his daughter Lilibet's second birthday.

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