Lord Watson praises Harry’s ‘astonishing courage’ after settling NGN legal claim
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Former Labour deputy leader Lord Tom Watson has praised the Duke of Sussex’s “bravery and astonishing courage” after the pair settled their legal claims against The Sun’s publisher. The High Court was told on Wednesday that the two had settled their legal claims against News Group Newspapers (NGN), which also ran the now-defunct News Of The World, before a trial.
In an apology from NGN to Lord Watson, read out in court by his barrister, David Sherborne, the company said it made a “full and unequivocal apology” to him for the “unwarranted intrusion carried out into his private life during his time in Government by the News Of The World during the period 2009-2011”.
Reading a statement outside the Rolls Building in London after the settlement was announced, Lord Watson said his family had been placed under “unforgivable strain” and said: “I wish they had left my family alone”. But he praised Harry for his “determination” and said he was “grateful to him”.
The peer added: “I once said that the big beasts of the tabloid jungle have no predators. I was wrong, they have Prince Harry. “His bravery and astonishing courage … have brought accountability to a part of the media that thought it was untouchable.
“I am sure I speak on behalf of the thousands of victims when I say we are grateful to him for his unwavering support and his determination under extraordinary pressure.”. He continued: “This saga has placed an unforgivable strain on the people in my life.
