The Indo Daily: The real winners and losers in the Prince Harry lawsuit?
Meghan and Harry
It could have been the court case of the year – with a British prince taking on a media king – but a landmark settlement has allowed News Group Newspapers (NGN) to narrowly avoid a trial. The reported eight-figure sum has been claimed as a monumental win for Prince Harry over Rupert Murdoch’s press empire.
The British royal had been set for a lengthy legal tussle, which would have explored phone hacking, surveillance and the misuse of private information, but a last-minute agreement has allowed the publisher to avoid what would have been a highly publicised trial.
A statement from NGN acknowledged the “serious intrusion” and “unlawful activities” that had taken place between 1996 and 2011. It also included an “unequivocal” apology to Prince Harry, his late mother and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson for the serious impact on their personal lives.
Today on the Indo Daily Fionnán Sheehan is joined by Sophie Peachy, assistant news editor with The News Movement, to…
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