Prince Harry has dropped his lawsuit against the publisher. sunday mail This is one of several lawsuits the duke has filed against British newspapers over the past year.
Prince Harry's lawyers were scheduled to submit documents related to his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers in court on Friday, but gave a last-minute notice that they were “ceasing” the case. Associated News is a publisher of: sunday mail The prince had claimed that a defamatory article was published about him in February 2022.
Associated Press Note By discontinuing the proceedings, the prince will be responsible for both his own costs and the legal claims against the newspapers involved. A spokesperson for the Crown Prince reportedly said it was too early to talk about costs at this stage. Sunday Mail sister newspaper daily mail Claim The amount claimed in the abandoned libel case is estimated at around £750,000 (about $950,000).
The article that triggered the trial concerned the duke's security following his retirement from official duties as an active member of the British royal family. The newspaper claimed that Prince Harry had personally tried to maintain police protection at public expense, but Prince Harry rejected the claim, saying: Post -It “attacked his honesty and integrity.” The paper argued that its content was valid because it was an “honest opinion”, but Harry's lawyers countered that it was published as news, not an opinion piece.
Last month's ruling meant that the prince's lawyers' attempt to have the “honest opinion” defense thrown out failed, jeopardizing the integrity of the case.
The Associated Press case dates back to the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in 1997, and is one of several lawsuits the duke has launched to fight newspapers that he believes have followed him throughout his life and caused him great harm. It is one of the Lawsuits against Associated Newspapers for phone hacking and other illegal spying practices are still being heard in court, and lawsuits against magazine publishers are also pending. Sun Similar claims are yet to come.
Late last year, Prince Harry won a court battle and was awarded more than £140,000 from newspaper publisher Mirror Group, also for phone hacking.
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