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 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.
Lord Watson praises Harry’s ‘astonishing courage’ after settling NGN legal claim - The former Labour deputy leader gave a statement to the media following the settlement being announced on Wednesday.
The pair are the only remaining litigants against News Group Newspapers after hundreds of others settled their claims with the publisher.
News Group Newspapers admits "unlawful activity" was carried out by private investigators working for the Sun during the period 1996-2011.
Prince Harry has received an eight-figure sum in damages as part of the settlement in his case against the publisher of U.K. newspaper 'The Sun' over accusations of illegal information gathering by journalists and private investigators.
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.
The Duke of Sussex and Lord Tom Watson are among the only remaining ... Lord Watson was born in Sheffield in 1967 and joined the Labour Party as a teenager. He has long taken an interest in ...
The two still involved in legal action against NGN - Lord Watson has also been a vocal critic of NGN, having been a prominent figure in the Leveson Inquiry
What are Prince Harry’s allegations against The Sun? - Duke of Sussex attempting to prove claims of unlawful information gathering at the newspaper
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.
Harry had vowed to take his case to trial to publicly expose the newspaper’s wrongdoing and win a court ruling upholding his claims.