King Charles appears in the High Court to thank legal staff and praises their ‘extraordinary work’

KING Charles appeared in the High Court yesterday — but only to thank legal staff and to heap praise on their work.

He watched a mock trial and unveiled a plaque marking his visit.

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He hailed the vital work of judges and magistrates, saying: “What would we do without you.”

Charles said: “Thank you all enormously for the amount of effort you put into maintaining the system of justice that so many others seem to be envious of, I’ve discovered going around the world.

“So I cannot thank you enough, particularly the magistrates, the extraordinary work they do, somehow putting in these onerous duties on top of everything else — it is truly remarkable, and a wonderful system.”

Inner London crown court judge Usha Karu said afterwards: “He asked if we had enough judges and I said, ‘No, we need more’.”

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District Judge Zoe Passfield, who is based in South Tyneside, said the King had been particularly interested in efforts to prevent reoffending.

She said: “He was asking about when defendants come back to court and the work undertaken to stop them going back to their old associates.”

The court will rule today on wayward son Prince Harry’s latest case against the media.

Harry sued Mirror Group Newspapers for damages, claiming journalists used unlawful information gathering.

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