London, UK - Prince Harry has launched a High Court libel action against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid newspaper.

Court filings show the prince filed a new claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) on Wednesday afternoon.

"I can confirm the duke has filed a
complaint against Associated Newspapers Limited," a spokesperson for Harry said.

It is not known which of the publishers' outlets – which include the Daily Mail, the Mail On Sunday, and MailOnline – the claim relates to. There is also no indication which article is the subject of the complaint.

His wife Meghan Markle previously brought a successful privacy claim
against the same publisher over articles which reproduced parts of a "personal and private" handwritten letter to her estranged father, Thomas Markle. She was awarded an undisclosed sum in damages, which she donated to charity after winning the years-long case in December. ANL was also ordered to issue a front-page apology and pay the duchess's legal costs.

Prince Harry, who stepped down from being a working royal and now lives in California, is also currently bringing privacy claims against News Group Newspapers, which publishes The Sun, and Mirror Group Newspapers, which publishes The Mirror, over alleged phone hacking and unlawful information gathering.

Additionally, the 37-year-old is also involved in litigation against the Home Office over his security arrangements when he is in the UK, challenging a decision not to allow him to personally pay for police protection for himself and his family while in the country. Harry apparently wants to bring his son Archie and baby daughter Lilibet to visit, but his lawyers say he and his family are "unable to return to his home" because it is too dangerous with threats from paparazzi.

It follows an incident in London last summer when his security was compromised after his car was chased by paparazzi as he left a charity event.