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."

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Courtesy of Christopher Furlong/Getty Images On Prince Harry reached a settlement with Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers before their trial began. The settlement included an eight-figure payout and a public apology admitting legal wrongdoings from 1996 to 2011.

The earl praised the Duke of Sussex after he settled his case against the publisher of The Sun at the High Court.

Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British News Group Newspapers for an apology and "substantial damages."

News Group Newspapers offered an “unequivocal apology” to the prince for serious intrusion into his private life, as well as that of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

"It takes an enormous amount of guts to take on major media organisations like this, and incredible tenacity to win against them," said Spencer

News Group Newspapers acknowledged its private investigators and journalists targeted Harry with phone hacking, surveillance, and misuse of private information.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers gave Harry an “unequivocal apology,” admitting for the first time to unlawful activities at The Sun and agreeing to pay what it called substantial damages.

The publisher of the Sun newspaper has agreed to pay "substantial damages" and apologised to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over claims of unlawful intrusion into his life.

In a rare move, Rupert Murdoch’s tabloids have apologized for intruding on the life of Prince Harry. The Associated Press called it an “unprecedented apology,” which was made along with “substantial damages” paid to the prince for years of spying on his private life.