Prince Harry wins court case over false and defamatory Royal Marines snub claim
The Duke of Sussex began legal proceedings against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, after the publication of an article in October
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Celebrity by Staff writers and wires 2nd Feb 2021 5:10 AM 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.
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Newsweek can reveal.
Mail on Sunday article.
The newspaper claimed he had not been in contact with the commandos but has since printed an apology conceding he had reached out to a number of personel in a private capacity.
However, court documents show the original draft statement was altered to remove or change a number of the prince s criticisms.
Judge Matthew Nicklin wrote in a court filing seen by
Newsweek: [Prince Harry s lawyer s] original draft statement in open court was unduly tendentious and it included criticisms of the [Mail on Sunday] which have, by agreement, now been removed or amended.
The Invictus Games were meant to be held last May but were pushed back amid the coronavirus pandemic.
They are set to go ahead in The Hague next month and Prince Harry is expected to attend if the pandemic allows him to do so.
In December The Games organising committee confirmed it remained committed to delivering the competition from May 29 to June 5, 2021.
At the time the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 CEO Conny Wenting said: Despite the sad news of some of the teams’ travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19, we are still coordinating the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 on the basis of 20 participating nations.
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The Duke of Sussex has accepted an apology and substantial damages from the publishers of the Mail on Sunday and Mail Online over claims he turned his back on the Royal Marines.
Two articles alleged Prince Harry had not been in touch with the Marines after stepping down as a senior royal.
In a statement to the High Court, a lawyer for Harry called the allegation baseless, false and defamatory .
He will donate the damages to the Invictus Games Foundation, she said.
Harry sued Associated Newspapers for libel over two almost identical articles published in the newspaper and online last October.