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\nPrince Harry looks like he might be returning back to the U.K. with a sizeable bill to pay.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Prince is among a group of seven high-profile figures \u2014\u00a0including Elton John and Liz Hurley \u2014 who have been ordered to pay \u00a39.54 million ($13 million) in legal costs to the publishers of the Daily Mail after losing their privacy case against the company. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe group had sued Associated Newspapers over allegations of unlawful information-gathering, which were dismissed in July by Judge Justice Nicklin who said they had failed to prove the claims. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe news comes just days after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they were planning to return to the U.K. imminently along with their three children.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong those ordered to pay the initial $13 million alongside Harry and John are John\u2019s husband David Furnish, Simon Hughes, Sadie Frost, Liz Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence. According to the BBC, Associated Newspapers had asked for in excess of \u00a39.9 million as an interim payment, ahead of future hearings to decide total legal costs. <\/p>\n

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\n\tIn a joint statement after the judge\u2019s ruling last month, Harry and Lawrence, whose son Stephen was murdered in 1993, said: \u201cWe came to Court seeking justice and accountability. But we have received neither. It is a complete and obvious whitewash, but sadly not altogether unexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe trial saw dozen give evidence, including Price Harry, who flew in from the U.S. to attend in person.<\/p>\n

\n\tNicklin previously said the claimants would need to pay the interim payment on Aug. 28, giving them just a week.<\/p>\n

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