The Duke of Sussex said he “stands firmly” with those harmed by press intrusion as he backs the father of Madeleine McCann who has called for greater scrutiny of the UK media.

Harry fully supports the implementation of the Leveson Inquiry’s recommendations, his spokesperson has said, as Gerry McCann spoke of how press interest into his daughter’s disappearance made him feel like he was being “suffocated and buried”.

The duke has been involved in his own battle with British tabloids and settled legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN) in January, which offered a “full and unequivocal apology” for “serious intrusion” by The Sun and for phone hacking by private investigators working for the News Of The World.

On Wednesday, Mr McCann spoke in a rare interview about the “huge toll” o

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