Associated Newspapers is seeking an interim payment of Stg10 million ($A19 million) from Prince Harry and other high-profile claimants after they lost their ‌privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail publisher. A judge at London’s ‌High Court in July comprehensively ruled against Harry, singer Elton John and other British figures, rejecting allegations ‌that the Mail titles had engaged in widespread unlawful activities, such as phone hacking. The prince, 41, described the ruling as a “complete and obvious whitewash”, while Associated said it was an overwhelming victory for its newspaper and journalists, and “for a free press generally”. At a hearing on ‌Wednesday to determine ‌liability for ⁠legal costs, Associated’s lawyer Antony White argued that Harry and the ​other claimants should pay costs on an indemnity basis, under which the losing party must cover the other side’s charges without the need to show they were proportionate.