Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against News Group Newspapers (NGN), which owns U.K. tabloid The Sun.
In a statement issued to Us Weekly on Wednesday, January 22, NGN said it had agreed to pay Harry, 40, “substantial damages” after he accused the company of unlawful information gathering for stories about him and his family.
NGN also apologized for the “serious intrusion” into Prince Harry’s private life.
“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,” the statement said.
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The organization added a further apology for “phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information” by journalists and private investigators working at the now-defunct News of the World, which it also owned.
“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,” the statement said.
It continued: “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. It is also acknowledged, without any admission of illegality, that NGN’s response to the 2006 arrests and subsequent actions were regrettable.”
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