LONDON  –  Sir Elton John has said it was “truly sickening” to learn of how the Daily Mail breached his family’s privacy in relation to the birth of his son Zachary, the High Court has heard. In a witness statement, Sir Elton described the press intrusions – which also included article’s about his own health – as “outside even the most basic standards of human decency”.

The musician and his husband David Furnish are among seven people, including Prince Harry, Elizabeth Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, suing the publisher of the newspaper and the Mail on Sunday for breaches of privacy. Their publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), denies all allegations of unlawful information gathering.

Sir Elton John has said it was “truly sickening” to learn of how the Daily Mail breached his family’s privacy in relation to the birth of his son Zachary, the High Court has heard. In a witness statement, Sir Elton described the press intrusions – which also included article’s about his own health – as “outside even the most basic standards of human decency”. The musician and his husband David Furnish are among seven people, including Prince Harry, Elizabeth Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, suing the publisher of the newspaper and the Mail on Sunday for breaches of privacy.

Their publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), denies all allegations of unlawful information gathering.