{"id":145485,"date":"2025-01-22T14:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/prince-harry-settles-hacking-suit-against-the-sun-tabloid-apologizes-for-harassing-princess-diana\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:04:12","slug":"prince-harry-settles-hacking-suit-against-the-sun-tabloid-apologizes-for-harassing-princess-diana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/prince-harry-settles-hacking-suit-against-the-sun-tabloid-apologizes-for-harassing-princess-diana\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Settles Hacking Suit Against The Sun; Tabloid Apologizes For Harassing Princess Diana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prince Harry\u2019s yearslong legal battle against media baron Rupert Murdoch has come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>And the Duke of Sussex has scored a victory that might forever change the way tabloids conduct their business worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/12\/prince-harry-wins-180k-in-phone-hacking-legal-battle-whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harry filed a lawsuit<\/a> against Murdoch\u2019s News Group, owners of newspapers <em>The Sun<\/em> and the now-defunct <em>News of the World<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, looks out into the crowd during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-517418 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2188264255-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, looks out into the crowd during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The suit alleged that the papers had hacked Harry\u2019s personal devices and hired private investigators to engage in \u201cunlawful\u201d acts of information gathering.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-harry-s-big-win\">Harry\u2019s Big Win<\/h2>\n<p>Now, in a move that\u2019s left industry experts stunned, NGN has settled out of court, issuing both a \u201csubstantial\u201d payout and a public apology to Harry and his loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/22\/media\/prince-harry-murdoch-ngn-court-battle-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, Harry\u2019s lawyer, David Sherborne, issued a statement today revealing that NGN \u201coffers a full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex for the serious intrusion by <em>The Sun<\/em> between 1996 and 2011 into his private life, including incidents of unlawful activities carried out by private investigators working for <em>The Sun<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry acknowledges fans prior to the start of a TV interview during pre-game festivities before the start of the 2024 Grey Cup at BC Place on November 17, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. \" class=\"wp-image-517416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-2048x1395.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-960x654.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-1080x735.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-1200x817.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-1024x697.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry acknowledges fans prior to the start of a TV interview during pre-game festivities before the start of the 2024 Grey Cup at BC Place on November 17, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. \" class=\"wp-image-517416 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-2048x1395.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-960x654.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-1080x735.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-1200x817.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184668146-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Harry acknowledges fans prior to the start of a TV interview during pre-game festivities before the start of the 2024 Grey Cup at BC Place on November 17, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rich Lam\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sherborne went on to say that NGN specifically apologized \u201cfor the phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators instructed by them at the <em>News of the World<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, Sherborne revealed that NGN also apologized for its \u201cintrusion\u201d into the life of Harry\u2019s late mother, Princess Diana.<\/p>\n<p>The group also took responsibility for \u201cdamage inflicted on relationships, friendships, and family\u201d and has \u201cagreed to pay him substantial damages.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-1024x863.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William gather for the commemorations of VJ Day, 19 August 1995, in London.  \" class=\"wp-image-517415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-2048x1726.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-960x809.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-1080x910.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-1200x1011.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-1024x863.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William gather for the commemorations of VJ Day, 19 August 1995, in London.  \" class=\"wp-image-517415 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-1024x863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-768x647.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-2048x1726.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-960x809.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-1080x910.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1-1200x1011.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-106905061-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Prince William gather for the commemorations of VJ Day, 19 August 1995, in London.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (JOHNNY EGGITT\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trial was set to get underway on Tuesday, but lawyers for both sides requested more time to work out a compromise. <\/p>\n<p>No exact figure for the settlement has been revealed but CNN reports that the deal \u201cinvolved an eight-figure sum\u201d and notes that \u201ca source involved in the case did not refute the figure when asked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NGN has already settled 1,300 other claims related to voicemail interception, shelling out an estimated $1.2 billion in settlements in the process.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, attends the Invictus Games 2025 School Program Launch Event at Seaforth Armoury on November 18, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. \" class=\"wp-image-517417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, attends the Invictus Games 2025 School Program Launch Event at Seaforth Armoury on November 18, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. \" class=\"wp-image-517417 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2184813267-1-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, attends the Invictus Games 2025 School Program Launch Event at Seaforth Armoury on November 18, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Ethan Cairns\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harry has long been a crusader against irresponsible and overly invasive tabloid journalism.<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re sure today\u2019s cash settlement is a nice bonus, Harry is probably most proud of the apology to his mother, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/02\/prince-harry-loses-police-protection-lawsuit-cops-treat-me-worse-than-princess-diana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed while fleeing paparazzi <\/a>in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/12\/prince-harry-wins-180k-in-phone-hacking-legal-battle-whats-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry will likely continue to fear for his family\u2019s safety<\/a> until certain intrusive tabloid techniques are outlawed. But at least today\u2019s settlement sends the message that certain practices will no longer be tolerated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/prince-harry-settles-hacking-suit-against-the-sun-tabloid-apologizes-for-harassing-princess-diana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Prince Harry\u2019s yearslong legal battle against media baron Rupert Murdoch has come to an end. And the Duke of Sussex has scored a victory that might forever change the way tabloids conduct their business worldwide. Back in 2019, Harry filed a lawsuit against Murdoch\u2019s News Group, owners of newspapers The Sun [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":145486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-145485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}