Prince Harry settles lawsuit with Rupert Murdoch's newspapers after 'full' apology

Prince Harry's lawyers agreed a deal with Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group to settle claims of wrongdoing.

LONDON — Prince Harry and his legal team thrashed out a last-minute deal with Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group Wednesday to settle claims of widespread wrongdoing at the publisher. The prince received a “full apology” but fell short of his mission to hold British tabloids accountable in open court. 

The Duke of Sussex’s decision to settle his claims against News Group Newspapers (NGN) ends his efforts expose the misdeeds of the publisher of The Sun and long-shuttered News of the World in open trial.

Along with former lawmaker Tom Watson, Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, had sued NGN over alleged unlawful activities carried out by journalists and private investigators working for the newspapers. 

The group, which had long denied the allegations, offered what it called a “full and unequivocal apology” to Harry “for the serious intrusion by The Sun between 1996 and 2011 into his private life.”

Prince Harry outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in 2023.Carl Court / Getty Images fileIn the British civil court system, a settlement often involves the accused covering the claimant's legal fees, as well as handing over an additional cash payment.

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