Prince Harry secured what he called a "monumental victory" over the publisher of The Sun, News Group Newspapers (NGN), after a settlement was reached to prevent the case from going to trial. The Duke of Sussex and Lord Tom Watson pushed NGN further than anyone had done before and were prepared to take on the media group in an eight-week trial.

The publisher of the Sun newspaper has agreed to pay "substantial damages" and apologised to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over claims of unlawful intrusion into his life. Prince Harry alleged journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN) used unlawful techniques to pry on his private life - and executives then allegedly covered it up.

Prince Harry’s trial against the publisher of The Sun has ended dramatically with an apology from the newspaper’s publisher for “serious intrusion” and unlawful activities over a 15-year period.