Prince Harry blasts ex-royal staff member as 'two-faced s**t' in scathing attack

Harry is testifying against Mirror Group Newspapers in a phone hacking case at the High Court today.

A 55-page statement was released on Tuesday as he began giving evidence in the dispatch box.

In his statement, the royal blasts Burrell for "the way he had sold our mother’s possessions and how he had given numerous interviews about her".

Harry continued: "We firmly believed that she would have expected some privacy in death, especially from someone she had trusted, and we were so upset at the way he was behaving – I didn't want to hear his reasons for it."

Burrell was employed by the Royal Family for a total of 21 years.

He worked as Princess Diana's butler until she died in 1997.

In one article, published by The People on 28 December 2003, Harry is reported to have called Princess Diana's former butler a "two-faced s***".

In his statement released today, the Duke confirmed that the comment is something he would have said.

"I also would have used the phrase 'two-face s***', as is reported, and believe this could have been lifted directly from a voicemail I had left."

Harry was also questioned in the dispatch box today about the story in the People, which reported a disagreement between him and Prince William about whether to meet their mother’s former butler.

The Duke of Sussex said: "This kind of article seeds distrust between brothers."

He added: "Those were the words that I used and I certainly left voicemails on my brother’s phone [using that phrase]."

Harry is the first senior member of the Royal Family to be questioned in court since 1891.

When questioned by Andrew Green KC, representing MGN, today the royal said "I can’t remember whether I wanted a meeting or not" regarding Burrell.