Prince Harry of the United Kingdom reached a settlement in his case against media company Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) on Friday, international news agencies report. Last December, the High Court in London ruled that he was a victim of, among other things, hacking of his phone by journalists from the tabloids Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People, with the knowledge of their editors. The current settlement covers remaining charges.
The judge in December dealt with only 33 of the 148 articles put forward by Harry’s legal team, with allegations about the remaining publications still on the table. Harry’s lawyer announced at a hearing on Friday that MGN has agreed to pay significant damages and legal costs of at least 400,000 pounds (470,000 euros) for the remaining claims.
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In a statement, Prince Harry, who was not present at the hearing, said that the settlement confirms his suspicions about the behavior at the newspapers.
Harry renounced his role within the royal family in 2020, partly due to the aggressiveness of the British press. Since then, he has filed several cases against MGN. The prince’s claims are part of a series of complaints from more than a hundred British celebrities, who accuse the tabloid magnate of widespread illegal activities between 1991 and 2011. Despite the settlement, Harry says he will not give up the fight against the press: “I believe in the positive change it will bring to all of us. That is why I started this and why I will see it through to the end.”