Prince Harry has reached a dramatic settlement with Rupert Murdoch’s UK tabloid publisher, News Group Newspapers, NGN, over allegations of phone hacking

Prince Harry Wednesday dramatically settled a hotly disputed lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher, which apologised for hacking the British royal's phone and agreed to pay him "substantial damages".

Prince Harry settled on Wednesday a hotly-disputed lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher, which apologised for hacking the British royal's phone and agreed to pay him "substantial damages".

The prince has said he hopes to get to the truth, after other claimants settled cases to avoid the risk of a multi-million pound legal bill that could be imposed even if they won in court.

Prince Harry settled on Wednesday a hotly-disputed lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid publisher, which apologised for hacking the British royal's phone and agreed to pay him "substantial damages".

Lawyers for a UK tabloid publisher said Tuesday they were "very close" to settling a hotly-disputed lawsuit brought by Britain's Prince Harry for alleged unlawful information gathering by two of its newspapers. - Cover-up claims - The lawsuit is one of several that Harry, 40, has brought against UK newspaper publishers, with whom he has long had a fractious relationship.

Prince Harry claimed a "monumental" victory over Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper group after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the first time and paying substantial damages.

Lawyers for a UK tabloid publisher said Tuesday they were "very close" to settling a hotly-disputed lawsuit brought by Britain's Prince Harry for alleged unlawful information gathering by two of its newspapers. The case, the culmination of years of legal wrangling during which dozens of other claimants settled, pits King…

The newspaper group agreed to pay "significant damages".

Prince Harry's barrister said there was potentially a "good prospect" of an agreement that would save the court time.

The Duke of Sussex alleged he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN).

News Group agreed to pay substantial damages to settle Harry's privacy invasion lawsuit

NGN publisher of The Sun and the now-defunct News of the World, also admitted it had intruded into the private life of his late mother.

LONDON: Prince Harry claimed a "monumental" victory over Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper group on Wednesday (Jan 22) after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the first time and paying substantial damages. Harry, 40, the younger son of

Prince Harry's high-stakes trial pitting him against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids has stalled amid settlement discussions.

In a day of high drama, the Duke of Sussex was said to be 'very close' to clinching an out-of-court settlement with the newspaper group.

Prince Harry was suing the publisher of the Sun alleging NGN unlawfully obtained private information about him from 1996 until 2011.

News Group Newspapers have since issued an apology to the Duke of Sussex.

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

Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.

Prince Harry brought the legal action over allegations of unlawful information-gathering by journalists and investigators working for News Group Newspapers.

Prince Harry and The Sun's publisher are said to be "very close" to agreeing a settlement, as negotiations continue, the High Court has been told.

LONDON (AP) — Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made a rare apology to Prince Harry in settling his privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay him a substantial sum, his lawyer said Wednesday. Harry’s lawyer David Sherborne read a statement in court saying News Group offers a “full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex” for […]

Prince Harry settled his privacy invasion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids as his trial was about to begin, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Prince Harry settled his phone hacking case against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers on Wednesday, receiving an apology from the company and damages, his attorney told the British high court.

Murdoch’s U.K.-based publisher of The Sun tabloid, News Group Newspapers, has agreed to pay “substantial damages” to settle Harry’s legal claim.

Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids have made an unprecedented apology to Prince Harry in settling his privacy invasion lawsuit and will pay him a substantial sum.

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s lawsuit against The Sun ended dramatically on Wednesday with an apology from the newspaper's publisher for “serious intrusion” and unlawful activities over a 15-year period.The settlement, which includes a “substantial” damages payment to Harry. is the latest dramatic move in two decades of legal drama over the cutthroat practices of the British press in the days when newspapers sold millions of copies and shaped the popular conversation.The scandal destroyed a Rupert Murdoch -owned newspaper and cost the business tycoon hundreds of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits from the targets of tabloid attention. It also fueled Harry’s quest to tame the British press, which he blames for dividing his family, blighting his life and hounding both his late mother Princess Diana and his wife, Meghan Markle.Here are key moments in the saga:November 2005Murdoch’s Sunday tabloid the News of the World reports that Prince William has a knee injury. A Buckingham Palace complaint prompts a police…

Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids apologize to Prince Harry, settle privacy invasion lawsuit, pay substantial damages.

Prince Harry settles lawsuit against News Group Newspapers, which includes the British tabloid The Sun. NGN apologizes to Harry and Princess Diana.

Prince Harry has won his long-running legal battle against the publisher of the Sun, as well as 'substantial' damages and an unprecedented apology.

News Group Newspapers have agreed to pay substantial damages and has apologized for phone hacking

Prince Harry claimed a "monumental" victory over Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper group on Wednesday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the first time and paying substantial damages.

According to Prince Harry's lawyer David Sherborne, Rupert Murdoch's media group offered a “full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex” for years of unlawful intrusion.