In addition to issuing a “full and unequivocal” apology for the “serious intrusion” into his private life, the newspaper group also made a retroactive apology to Diana, Princess of Wales, who the prince has claimed was “one of the first victims” of phone hacking.

A much anticipated trial pitting a crusading prince against a media giant ended before it began Wednesday, when Prince Harry reached a last-minute settlement with Rupert Murdoch’s British media group that included a “substantial” sum and a “full and unequivocal apology.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) has made a shock apology to Prince Harry and the pair have settled in court. In the past few minutes, the BBC reported NGN apologizing for phone hacking, and the impact this had on Harry as well as the impact of the “extensive coverage and serious intrusion on his

Prince Harry has settled his privacy lawsuit with Rupert Murdoch owned papers. The publisher will pay him substantial damages.

Prince Harry has broken his silence after settling his court case with News Group Newspaper. The Duke of Sussex's barrister issued a new statement on behalf of the royal outside the court following the news that a settlement had been reached and that the case would no go to trial.

Harry and a former lawmaker are suing News Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful activities carried out by journalists and private investigators working for its papers.

Prince Harry's mission to put the British tabloids on trial for decades of alleged unlawful snooping into his life was in question Tuesday as last-minute settlement talks delayed the start of a high-stakes trial pitting him against Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers.