Prince Harry must be breathing the most bittersweet sigh of … relief? Satisfaction? Validation? It’s hard to say how exactly he’s feeling after his latest legal win, but we’re certainly glad he secured a slice of justice for his late mom Princess Diana.
Princess Diana "would be incredibly touched,“ Charles Spencer said in reaction to Harry's settlement with News Group Newspapers.
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.
Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British News Group Newspapers for an apology and "substantial damages." Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British News Group Newspapers for an apology and "substantial damages." Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British News Group Newspapers for an apology and "substantial damages."
News Group Newspapers acknowledged its private investigators and journalists targeted Harry with phone hacking, surveillance, and misuse of private information.
NGN also apologized to the Duke for the impact on him of the "extensive coverage and serious intrusion into his private life as well as the private life of Diana, Princess of Wales."
The duke, who has settled his legal claim against the publisher of The Sun, has fought lengthy legal battles against sections of the media.
In addition to issuing a “full and unequivocal” apology for the “serious intrusion” into his private life, the newspaper group also made a retroactive apology to Diana, Princess of Wales, who the prince has claimed was “one of the first victims” of phone hacking.
Harry remains a prince and is fifth in line to the throne. The couple kept their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, but are no longer addressed as his or her royal highness (HRH). Harry also gave up his military titles.
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