The fuming free speech-advocating president demanded an apology.
News Group Newspapers offered a “full and unequivocal apology” to Harry for the “serious intrusion” into his private life by the Sun between 1996 and 2011.
The former Labour deputy leader gave a statement to the media following the settlement being announced on Wednesday.
Diana, Princess of Wales, would be “rightly proud” of the Duke of Sussex after he settled his High Court case with the publishers of The Sun, her brother has said. On Wednesday, Prince Harry secured an “ unequivocal apology ” from Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) for both himself and his late mother, Princess Diana.
THE owner of The Sun today settled a High Court case with Prince Harry and the Labour peer Lord Watson over historical allegations. The agreement brings to an end legal proceedings which dated
News Group Newspapers (NGN) has reached a settlement with former West Bromwich MP Lord Tom Watson and the Duke of Sussex over unlawful information gathering claims.
Harry and Lord Watson the latest household names to settle NGN cases - Actor Hugh Grant and actress Sienna Miller are among a long list of other people who have reached agreements with the publisher of The Sun.
Prince Harry has received an eight-figure settlement along with an official apology from NGN (News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun and former outlet News of the World) in a surprising development in his lawsuit against the tabloid publisher.
Former Labour deputy leader Lord Tom Watson hailed Prince Harry's 'bravery and astonishing courage' after the Duke of Sussex settled his legal action against The Sun. Harry and Lord Watson brought legal action against News Group Newspapers (NGN) over allegations of unlawful information gathering by journalists and private investigators between 1996-2011.
It’s fair to assume that Princess Diana would be so proud of her son Prince Harry today. After a long legal battle, he settled with Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers, the parent company of The Sun.
“This is the most humble day of my life”, Rupert Murdoch declared to MPs in 2011 as the full horrors of his newspapers’ phone-hacking emerged. Happily for the media tycoon, his days of sackcloth did not last.
While few people have received an apology from a Murdoch-owned publication, Prince Harry now has. But if you think this is the end of the long legal saga, you may well be wrong.