Murdoch's UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry, admit intruding on Diana
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FILE - Prince Harry and attorney David Sherborne leave Britain's High Court in London on June 7, 2023. Sherborne read a statement in court on Jan. 22, 2025, saying Rupert Murdoch's News Group offers a "full and unequivocal apology" for unlawful intrusion on Harry's privacy. Former British lawmaker Tom Watson speaks outside the High Court in London on Jan. 22, 2025, about News Group's settlement regarding allegations of unlawful information gathering. Rupert Murdoch arrives in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington before the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025. FILE - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive at United Nations headquarters in New York on July 18, 2022.
Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.
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