Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers settled with the royal, offering him an “unequivocal apology” for invading his privacy.

News Group Newspapers admits "unlawful activity" was carried out by private investigators working for the Sun during the period 1996-2011.

News Group Newspaper's apology to Prince Harry around a settlement over allegations of illegal information gathering also mentioned Princess Diana.

Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against News Group Newspapers, the Rupert Murdoch-owned company that publishes The Sun and previously published now-defunct News of The World.

Prince Harry's "mission" against the British press has resulted in a victory against Rupert Murdoch's the Sun, which has admitted to wrongdoing.

Prince Harry claimed a "monumental" victory over Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper group on Wednesday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the first time and paying substantial damages.

The publisher of the Sun newspaper has agreed to pay "substantial damages" and apologised to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over claims of unlawful intrusion into his life. Prince Harry alleged journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN) used unlawful techniques to pry on his private life - and executives then allegedly covered it up.

Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British News Group Newspapers for an apology and "substantial damages."