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Prince Harry Blames the 'Prying Eyes of the Tabloids' for 2010 Breakup With Chelsy Davy

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Prince Harry might be living his happily ever after now, but before there was Meghan Markle, there was Chelsy Davy.
Right now, Harry is battling it out against the Daily Mirror in London High Court, and spent the day on Tuesday testifying about how the invasive press has caused harm to him and the people he loves.
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HARRY TESTIFIED ABOUT HIS FORMER RELATIONSHIP IN COURT.
HE CALLED THE UK TABLOIDS "THE MAIN FACTOR" IN THEIR 2010 BREAKUP.
Harry and Chelsy were in an on-and-off relationship for more than six years, but according to Harry, it ultimately came to an end because of the heat the press was putting on them as a couple.
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Harry said that journalists who wrote these stories didn't attribute any sources, so how else could they have gotten the information by other means?
DIFFERENT DETAILS ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP LEAKED OVER THE YEARS.
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During his testimony in court, Harry said the press played "a destructive role in my growing up," mentioning the negative effects it had on his relationship with his brother, Prince William, along with his mother, Princess Diana, who also believed that her phone had been hacked.
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HARRY SAID HE HAS "EXPERIENCED HOSTILITY FROM THE PRESS SINCE I WAS BORN."
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THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT THE PRESS HAS BEEN BLAMED FOR ENDING HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHELSY.
As Chelsy told The Times in 2016, the public pressure was simply too much. I couldn't cope," she said at the time.