The deal also comes almost a year after Harry made one big win against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for alleged phone hacking that occurred over a 15-year period in the 1990s and 2000s. In February 2024, a settlement was reached between Harry and MGN would see the publisher cover its legal costs and damages as well as an interim payment of £400,000 ($505,000).
Harry has previously spoken about how important an issue of holding the tabloids accountable was to him – so much so that it even contributed to his rift with his family, including King Charles and Prince Williamafter what he perceives as his family’s reluctance to join him in the fight.
“I think that’s really a central part of it,” the father of Archie Harrison and Lilibet Diana– which he shares with his wife Meghan Markle– told ITV Rebecca Barry as part of the network’s new documentary Tabloids on trial last summer. “I’ve made it very clear that this is something that needs to be done, it would be nice if we did it as a family.”
He continued, “I think from a service standpoint and when you’re in a public role, these are the things that we should be doing for the greater good. I’m doing this for my reasons.”
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