LONDON, Jan 20 — Alleged unlawful information gathering by two UK newspapers made Prince Harry “paranoid beyond belief” and left Elton John feeling “violated”, the pair have testified as a joint lawsuit opened yesterday in the High Court.

Harry, pop icon John and his husband David Furnish and four other high-profile figures are suing Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), the publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, for privacy invasions.