Prince Harry has reached a settlement with Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) over allegations of unlawful information gathering. The settlement comes after the unexpected delay of a long-awaited trial. NGN admitted to unlawful activities and offered a full apology to the Duke of Sussex for the intrusion into his private life.
Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch 's News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering, his lawyer said on Wednesday, after the start of a long-awaited trial was unexpectedly delayed. Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles, was suing the publisher of the Sun and the long-defunct News of the World at the High Court in London, alleging NGN unlawfully obtained private information about him from 1996 until 2011.
News Group offered a 'full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex' for 'the phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators instructed by them,' according to a statement Harry's lawyer, David Sherborne, read in court. Harry's lawyer, David Sherborne, said a deal had been struck with NGN agreeing to pay significant damages and that NGN had admitted he had been the victim of unlawful activity by the Sun and had suffered phone-hacking at the hands of the News of the World.Prince Harry's lawyer talks about ‘monumental victory’ after settlement and apology for U.K. tabloidsHear from Prince Harry's lawyer, David Sherborne, after a settlement was reached in a long-standing privacy claim against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers on Wednesday. Rebekah Brooks, the Sun's CEO at the time, 'ran a criminal enterprise,' Sherborne said outside the court. Sherborne said 'the time for accountability has arrived,' calling on the British police and the U.K. government to open probes, alleging that NGN executives helped purge 30 million emails over the years, hampering the civil case. Brooks has denied wrongdoing, as has former executive of Murdoch's News Group U.K., Will Lewis, who is now CEO of the Washington Post.'NGN offers a full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for the serious intrusion by The Sun between 1996 and 2011 into his private life, including incidents of unlawful activities carried out by private investigators working for The Sun. NGN also offers a full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for the phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators instructed by them at the News of the World.NGN further apologizes 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, his late mother, in particular during his younger years. We acknowledge and apologize for the distress caused to the Duke, and the damage inflicted on relationships, friendships and family, and have agreed to pay him substantial damages.' Harry has long railed against the British tabloids over their reporting and paparazzi, suing a number of British tabloid press outlets. He had admitted in a British documentary that the crusade had been 'part of a rift,' with members of the royal family.An eight-week trial to decide their hotly-contested lawsuit was supposed to start on Tuesday but, in an unexpected twist, both sides asked for more time to thrash out a deal, to the chagrin of the judge, Timothy Fancourt, who said they had had plenty of time to reach an agreement. Harry first brought his lawsuit against NGN in 2019, one of a number of claims he has brought against British newspapers. Former deputy leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson walks outside the Rolls Building of the High Court during the trial in Harry's lawsuit against NGN, in London on Wednesday. (Hannah McKay/Reuters) NGN has paid out hundreds of millions of pounds to victims of phone-hacking and other unlawful information gathering by the News of the World, and settled more than 1,300 lawsuits involving celebrities, politicians, well-known sports figures and ordinary people who were connected to them or major events. But it has always rejected any claims that there was wrongdoing at the Sun newspaper, or that any senior figures knew about it or tried to cover it up, as Harry's lawsuit alleges. Harry — who became the first senior royal to appear as a witness in court in 130 years at a separate trial involving a tabloid in 2023 — was scheduled to give evidence next month.British lawmaker also receives apology Labour Party's Tom Watson, who serves in the House of Lords, was to be part of the trial for similar claims as the Duke of Sussex. Watson also received an apology from the Murdoch company on Wednesda
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