The Duke of Sussex was seen at the House of Lords on Thursday afternoon

Prince Harry has made a surprise appearance at Parliament today ahead of his departure from the UK.

The royal visited Baroness Doreen Laurence, who is a co-claimant in his case against Associated Newspapers Limited, in the House of Lords.

This morning, the Duke of Sussex made his way back to the Royal Courts of Justice, arriving at 10.00am, to demonstrate solidarity with his fellow claimants in their lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).

Harry, 41, attended the fourth day of proceedings not to give further testimony himself, but to show support as the trial progressed beyond his own evidence.

Prince Harry has made a surprise appearance at Parliament today ahead of his departure from the UK.

Seven high-profile figures are pursuing a case against the Daily Mail’s publisher, alleging unlawful information gathering practices.

Joining Prince Harry and campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence in the legal action are Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish, actress Sadie Frost, and former politician Sir Simon Hughes.

The claimants accuse ANL of improperly obtaining private information about them.

ANL has firmly rejected all allegations of wrongdoing and is mounting a robust defence against the claims.

The royal visited Baroness Doreen Laurence, who is a co-claimant in his case against Associated Newspapers Limited, in the House of Lords.

On Wednesday, the Duke spent approximately two hours facing questions from ANL’s legal team in what were described as frosty exchanges, before his own barrister, David Sherborne, asked him about his feelings regarding the proceedings.

Following his third day in court, Prince Harry declared: “Today we reminded the Mail Group who is on trial and why.”

A spokesman for the Duke offered a sharper assessment, stating: “Today’s cross-examination was revealing in its weakness: assertive in tone, but collapsing immediately under scrutiny from Prince Harry.

“Associated couldn’t wait to get him off the stand, questioning him for just 2 hours and avoiding 10 of his 14 articles entirely.”

Harry, 41, attended the fourth day of proceedings not to give further testimony himself, but to show support as the trial progressed beyond his own evidence.

ANL has firmly rejected all accusations of wrongdoing and continues to contest the claims.

Proceedings are scheduled to continue until March, when the trial is expected to conclude.

A judgment will be delivered in written form at a subsequent date.