Prince Harry told not to use court as ‘platform for attacks’ after settling lawsuit with Mail on Sunday
In a rare personal statement made in open court, the Duke took issue with the wording and prominence of newspaper s apology
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The Duke of Sussex was warned by a judge on Monday not to use the court as a “platform for collateral attacks”.
The Duke accused the newspaper of making a “personal attack” on his character and then, in effect, lying about a donation to his Invictus Games Foundation.
Although the Duke, 36, agreed to both the wording and prominence of the newspaper’s apology before it was published, he used the statement to criticise both, claiming it “significantly underplayed” the seriousness of the accusations and failed to “expressly acknowledge” the allegations were false.
By Livvy Doherty and Max Foster, CNN Business
Updated 9:26 AM ET, Mon February 1, 2021
Prince Harry at an event in London, England in January 2020.
London (CNN Business)Prince Harry has settled a legal dispute with the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline, accepting what his legal team called significant damages over an article alleging he had turned his back on the Royal Marines.
Jenny Afia, a lawyer for the The Duke of Sussex, said in a statement to open court on Monday that the baseless, false and defamatory stories published constituted not only a personal attack on the Duke s character, but also wrongly brought into question his service to this country.
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By Michael Bamidele 01 February 2021 | 4:00 pm
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Prince Harry on Monday has accepted an apology and “substantial damages” from the publisher of The Mail On Sunday and MailOnline website over reports he snubbed soldiers after stepping down as a senior royal. x
Harry sued Associated Newspapers over two articles published in October that he had “not been in touch” with soldiers since his last appearance as an honorary Marine in March.
The articles claimed that Harry had “not been in touch” with the force since his last appearance as an honorary Marine in March and that military leaders were considering replacing him as Captain-General of the Royal Marines.
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LONDON Prince Harry on Monday accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of British tabloid The Mail on Sunday and its online version, MailOnline, in a libel lawsuit relating to articles about his relationship with the British armed forces.
Harry sued Associated Newspapers for libel over two articles published in October which claimed he had snubbed the Royal Marines after stepping down as a senior royal.
The articles claimed that Harry had “not been in touch” with the force since his last appearance as an honorary Marine in March, and that military leaders were considering replacing him as Captain General of the Royal Marines.