Prince Harry’s trial against the publisher of The Sun follows two decades of legal drama over the cutthroat practices of the British press in the days when newspapers sold millions of copies and shaped the popular conversation.

The trial in the Duke of Sussex's legal battle against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) — the publisher of The Sun — over allegations of unlawful information gathering by journalists and private investigators working for NGN began in the High Court in London on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The case, which would represent the last major legal reckoning for victims and perpetrators of Britain’s phone hacking scandal, was adjourned until Wednesday.

The royal is accusing The Sun and The News of the World over decades of phone hacking and unlawful news gathering

The trial against News Group Newspapers (NGN, with former U.K. politician Tom Watson, the ex-deputy leader of the Labour Party being the other remaining claimant alongside Prince Harry in the case, is expected to last around six to eight weeks.

Prince Harry's barrister said there was potentially a "good prospect" of an agreement that would save the court time.

Prince Harry accuses Will Lewis, CEO of the Washington Post, of aiding a cover-up of illegal practices at The Sun.

The Duke of Sussex is suing News Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful information gathering.

The Duke of Sussex is poised to accuse The Sun of destroying millions of emails as a landmark phone-hacking case was delayed twice on Tuesday. Prince Harry, 40, will claim the newspaper deliberately deleted over 30 million emails to cover up alleged phone tapping carried out on himself and other public figures between 1996 and 2011.