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EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry's Fresh 'Drugs' Shame — Journalist Accuses Him of Using 'Fake Pill Prank' to Prove Her Trustworthiness

The Duke’s old shooting-weekend stunt is back in the spotlight as his press war takes another hit.

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Aaron Tinney
Jul 10, 2026
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Prince Harry has been accused of staging a “fake pill prank” to test a journalist’s trust.

Charlotte Griffiths, 40, a reporter at the Daily Mail, said the incident took place during a shooting weekend at a 4,000-acre estate in Hampshire when Harry, now 41, was still third in line to the British throne.

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Her account emerges amid renewed scrutiny of Harry following the dismissal of his legal case against Associated Newspapers Limited, the publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday.

Harry, alongside figures including Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, and Sir Simon Hughes had alleged unlawful information gathering.

Griffiths wrote:

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