Prince Harry has settled his dispute with the publishers of the Mail on Sunday and Mail Online over an article which claimed he had “turned his back” on the armed forces.
Lawyers acting for the Duke of Sussex called the story a “personal attack” and said Harry was awarding the damages to the Invictus Games Foundation, which he founded.
On 25 October, the Mail on Sunday wrote an article with the headline: “Top general accuses Harry of turning his back on the Marines”.
The story claimed that since he had left the UK for his new life in the US, the Duke had “snubbed” the Armed Forces and ignored a letter from Lord Dannatt, a former Head of the Army.
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 accepts apology, damages in UK libel suit
Harry sued Associated Newspapers for libel over two articles published in October which claimed he had snubbed the Royal Marines. Author: SYLVIA HUI Associated Press Published: 9:54 AM CST February 1, 2021 Updated: 9:54 AM CST February 1, 2021
LONDON, UK 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.
Sylvia Hui
FILE - in this file photo dated Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, Britain s Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex arrives to visit Abbey Road Studios in London. Prince Harry has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of British tabloid The Mail on Sunday and its online version, it is reported Monday Feb. 1, 2021, in a libel lawsuit relating to articles about his relationship with the British armed forces. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, FILE) February 01, 2021 - 6:07 AM
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.
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Prince Harry s Commitment to the Military is Steadfast, A Court Hears as He Settles Libel Case
He will be donating the “significant damages” awarded to the Invictus Games Foundation. Chris JacksonGetty Images
When Prince Harry left his position as a working royal last March, it meant having to step away from his honorary military appointments, including his position as Captain General of the Royal Marines. But when the
Mail on Sunday published a story claiming he had turned his back on the organization and ignored correspondence from a former Army head, the Prince took legal action. Today he accepted an apology and “substantial damages” from the publisher as the case was brought to a conclusion in a High Court hearing.