Prince Harry’s legal battles: Who is the duke still taking against and which cases are settled?
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Prince Harry has been engaged in a number of legal battles since stepping down as a senior royal in 2020. The Duke of Sussex settled his legal action against the publishers of The Sun newspaper on Wednesday, receiving a rumoured eight-figure settlement and a “full and unequivocal apology” for intrusion into his private life.
![[The court ruled that phone hacking was “widespread and habitual” at the Daily Mirror.]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/02/06/12/2024-02-06T090403Z_1568824943_RC2WW5AF1MVJ_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ROYALS.JPG)
It has been described as a “monumental victory” for Prince Harry against the British press and came after he secured a separate victory against the publishers behind The Mirror in 2023. But his legal battles are not yet over, as he is still engaged in two other high-profile cases in the British courts against the Home Office and publishers of the Daily Mail.
![[NGN, a subsidiary of News UK owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, said it offered a “full and unequivocal apology to the Duke of Sussex”.]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/03/16/297f5f28380ef7a13f8876d8fbbc0dc7Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIwMTA1NTc4-2.17903762.jpg)
Here is an explanation of all of Harry’s past and present legal battles:. Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN). In 2023, the High Court ruled in Harry’s favour in his case against the publishers of The Daily Mirror. A 386-page judgment found that “extensive” phone hacking had taken place at Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) titles over several years. This included phone hacking, “blagging” (gaining information by deception), and the use of private investigators for unlawful activities.
![[Harry’s case against the publishers of the Daily Mail for unlawful information gathering could go to trial in early 2026.]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/11/16/newFile-10.jpg)
The court ruled that the practice was “widespread and habitual” at the Daily Mirror. The case against MGN was heard over a seven-week trial and included testimony from Harry, alongside other representative claimants. News Group Newspapers (NGN). On Wednesday, a line was drawn under Harry’s five year legal battle against the publishers of The Sun newspaper, News Group Newspapers (NGN).
