Prince Harry wins substantial damages in libel battle against Daily Mail
1 Feb, 2021 05:13 PM
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Prince Harry has won substantial damages from the UK publisher of the Mail On Sunday and MailOnline over baseless claims he snubbed the Marines after stepping down as a senior royal.
The Duke of Sussex, 36, sued Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) over reports published in October that he had not been in touch with Britain s armed forces since his last appearance as an honorary Marine in March.
Harry, who served in the British Army for 10 years, had been personally affronted by the articles, according to papers he filed to the High Court in London.
Harry accepts substantial damages over false claim he snubbed Marines
Harry sued Associated Newspapers for libel over two “almost identical” articles published in October
File photo dated 02/10/19 of the Duke of Sussex who is expected to formally settle a High Court libel claim against the publisher of The Mail On Sunday and MailOnline over allegations he snubbed the Royal Marines after stepping down as a senior royal. Issue date: Monday February 1, 2021.
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By Press Association 2021
Duke of Sussex with some marines
The Duke of Sussex has accepted an apology and “substantial damages” from the publisher of The Mail On Sunday and MailOnline over “baseless, false and defamatory” allegations he snubbed the Royal Marines after stepping down as a senior royal.
Harry sued Associated Newspapers for libel over two “almost identical” articles published in October, which claimed he had “not been in touch … since his last appearance as an honorary Marine in March”.
At a brief remote High Court hearing on Monday, the duke’s lawyers said Associated Newspapers have accepted the allegations were false, “albeit after considerable damage was already done”.
Prince Harry wins significant damages in lawsuit against UK tabloid
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Prince Harry has ended his libel case against a U.K. tabloid that quoted a top British general as saying Harry was not taking his military responsibilities seriously.
Harry, the Duke of Sussex, won significant damages in the case against Associated Newspapers Ltd., publisher of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, according to his spokesperson.
The legal dispute stemmed from an article that ran in October in the Mail on Sunday with the headline, Top general accuses Harry of turning his back on the Marines. MailOnline also published a nearly identical article with the headline, Top general accuses Prince Harry of turning his back on the Royal Marines after stepping down from ceremonial role as part of Megxit deal.
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Prince Harry has accepted “substantial damages” from the publishers of the
Mail on Sunday newspaper and MailOnline website over an article that falsely claimed he “turned his back” on the armed forces after stepping back from his royal role last year.
A lawyer acting for the Duke of Sussex told the British High Court today that the story was a “personal attack” on the royal and that he would be awarding all damages to the Invictus Games Foundation, which he founded.
Harry also personally requested that his lawyer read a statement in court to affirm his commitment to the military community after the