Good for Prince Harry. The one Royal with guts. *Murdoch's UK paper group settle his lawsuit *settlement involves 8-figure sum *Murdoch's NGN offers full apology for unlawful behaviour *NGN admits for first time unlawful behaviour by Sun tabloid Group also apologises for targeting Princess Diana - ThreadSky

fascinatorfun.bsky.social • 45 days ago

Good for Prince Harry. The one Royal with guts.

*Murdoch's UK paper group settle his lawsuit
*settlement involves 8-figure sum
*Murdoch's NGN offers full apology for unlawful behaviour
*NGN admits for first time unlawful behaviour by Sun tabloid
Group also apologises for targeting Princess Diana

Reposted from Reuters

Prince Harry settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful information gathering, his lawyer said, after the media group admitted he had been the victim of unlawful activity reut.rs/42s0LZx

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nlwa.bsky.social•45 days ago

Will Piers Morgan be getting a call?

d3rrick.bsky.social•45 days ago

Well done Prince Harry, Tom Watson and their legal team!

sootie123.bsky.social•45 days ago

These people should be banned from operating any business in UK. It’s not as though the suddenly realised they were operating illegally here it’s just they realised they ran out of road with the lies they weee telling

hoojo.bsky.social•45 days ago

All this has succeeded in mounting my affection for the couple. I just can't help liking their sheer gumption.

mat70x.bsky.social•45 days ago

It's a shame his price didn't involve a full, fair & true apology to ALL the people who've had to settle or walk away from action against NGN....... and not having Leveson 2 is a stain on this Government!

debmacc.bsky.social•45 days ago

The one Royal with integrity,as well as guts. He was always telling the truth,and has been vindicated. Its a pity we dont get to see the evidence that would have been presented in court though. I wonder who they are protecting by settling ,and admitting guilt?🤔

fascinatorfun.bsky.social•45 days ago

It’ll largely be a costs thing….and the risk of punitive damages.

jahtontonlionzion.bsky.social•42 days ago

Big clip of latino-america.

wright60377824.bsky.social•45 days ago

Prince Harry is the best of that family. It is a shame that so many have stood by while he and his wife and children have been smeared by the British and conservative media!

gorgonmoler.bsky.social•45 days ago

£Xx,xxx,xxx
Jolly good,
Though I am surprised he settled. I don't know a lot about this, either way this is a loss for Murdoch and a win for Harry so definitely good news.

mac77.bsky.social•45 days ago

and hopefully we will be seeing Rebecca Brookes in the dock !!

tidetrack17.bsky.social•45 days ago

I just love ne some Prince Harry🙏🏾🙏🏾🥰🥰🥰

movingtarget2112.bsky.social•44 days ago

I’m so proud of him. That’s what I want a Prince to be.

fredbullock.bsky.social•45 days ago

It too bad that the law essentially put the brakes on this type of case ever getting to trial due to the potentially massive legal costs defendants have to pay if they lose their case.

lareyne.bsky.social•45 days ago

No doubt a large part of why he and especially his wife have been so relentlessly attacked by the UK press in recent years.

parisdaguerre.bsky.social•45 days ago

Harry seems to be the only Royal who is in touch with reality.

Good man.

softsoulcomplex.bsky.social•45 days ago

8 figures? Wowzers. 🤯🤯

Somebody had to take them on.

gillwest.bsky.social•45 days ago

Absolutely blistering statement from his Barrister, David Sherborne too!👏🏼 Now they’ve admitted illegal surveillance & phone hacking, which presumably means all those who feigned innocence/ignorance at the Leveson Inquiry committed perjury, when will the criminal investigation & Leveson 2.0 commence?

jenny-bone.bsky.social•45 days ago

Good for Prince Harry! When can we see some police action taken or are we passed that?

victoria1921.bsky.social•45 days ago

Congratulations to Prince Harry for having the courage to stick with this. His firm determination to see some justice done, for himself and for his late mother, is truly admirable. The Murdoch empire is toxic and is responsible for causing untold misery, ruination to many innocent people. 🚫 Murdoch

candacemonforton.bsky.social•45 days ago

Well said!

cmcs52.bsky.social•45 days ago

Wonderful news to hear! Thank you to Prince Harry for his determination and commitment to this cause. 👏

stevewmobb.bsky.social•45 days ago

Given he's been awarded a huge amount, it would be great if he set up a fund so ordinary people could get protection from predatory media

aliasann.bsky.social•44 days ago

Time for Murdoch to go bankrupt!!!

fbpech.bsky.social•45 days ago

You’re right Fiona- huge news!!

fbpech.bsky.social•45 days ago

Absolutely!!
Prince Harry 👏👏👏

monika-uk.bsky.social•44 days ago

Perhaps the one true Royal.

lovedogs8.bsky.social•45 days ago

Fuck Rupert!!

la-fin-du-monde.bsky.social•45 days ago

Also good grift. Will augment his Netflix income well. Can’t complain though, Murdoch having to pay out always a good thing.

savant2011.bsky.social•45 days ago

Now do we see why the Sussex's left England!!!! The tabloids really outdid each other on this one! Congratulations to you, Prince Harry on your integrity and a job well done!

silyenko.bsky.social•45 days ago

Prince Harry (like his mom was) is a very strong argument in favor of free will existing.

joaretz1.bsky.social•45 days ago

He's done well but it remains to be seen whether our Govt or police take it any further.

alisonkmurray.bsky.social•45 days ago

I heard the total in payouts and court fees was over £1bn

jak-writes.bsky.social•45 days ago

Timing is wonderful - truth and justice will out, set against Monday’s events.

Uplifting news in a dark time

fascinatorfun.bsky.social•45 days ago

Full apology here

Also to Tom Watson

https://bsky.app/profile/bylinetimes.bsky.social/post/3lgd74r4y5s2x

victoria1921.bsky.social•45 days ago

And congratulations also to Tom Watson. He also deserves recognition for not allowing the Murdoch empire to get away with their criminal wrongdoing.

fascinatorfun.bsky.social•45 days ago

So how about all the perjury and perverting the course of public justice, then?

He didn’t do it just for him. He used his wealth to stand up to Newsgroups who 💩 all over “little” much poorer people.

https://bsky.app/profile/chadbourn.bsky.social/post/3lgdbjztymc2f

fascinatorfun.bsky.social•45 days ago

'officers went into Rebekah Brooks’s office and found that she had a private dressing room with a vanity cabinet. They moved the cabinet and found the door to an underfloor safe. When they opened it, they found it was “filled with hard drives and computers”
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/phone-hacking/65897/how-murdochs-company-magicked-away-31-million-emails

fascinatorfun.bsky.social•45 days ago

How the hell was she acquitted?

cheekyburger.bsky.social•45 days ago

It beggars belief that she got off. Bearing in mind Andy Coulsen got sent down for the same thing

mermaidspursej.bsky.social•45 days ago

Perhaps David Cameron's horse knows?

june-mitchell.bsky.social•44 days ago

Friends in high places?

fascinatorfun.bsky.social•44 days ago

They were hardly on the jury

officialstehee.bsky.social•45 days ago

The answer is within Leveson 2 but Labour have now said NO to Leveson 2.

Another open goal missed by Starmer.

ledredman.bsky.social•45 days ago

It's the deal he did with Murdoch before the election.

wingloss.bsky.social•45 days ago

Starmer is so predictable and lame.

fascinatorfun.bsky.social•45 days ago

Sherborne (Harry’s KC) said NGN obstructed justice by deleting "over 30 million emails" and called on the government and police to investigate illegal activity, as well as "perjury and cover-ups";

fascinatorfun.bsky.social•45 days ago

Hacked Off/ Byline

“NGN unlawfully engaged more than 100 private investigators over at least 16 years on more than 35,000 occasions. This happened as much at The Sun as it did at the News of the World, with the knowledge of all the Editors and executives, going to the very top of the company.”

juliancbaker.bsky.social•45 days ago

This is all fuel to the fire for calling for #Leveson2NOW

hartsfleurs.bsky.social•44 days ago

Shame on #starmer if he doesn’t now follow through with Leveson 2 it proves he’s weak.

spikeyscabiosa.bsky.social•45 days ago

I must admit his success has brought a tear to my eye. His Mum would have been so proud… not a single one of the others would have achieved what he has.

trueseadog.bsky.social•45 days ago

Screw the daily mail next!

ldw1.bsky.social•45 days ago

First genuinely useful thing any Windsor has done for society at large in living memory.

markhirst.bsky.social•45 days ago

Yes, King Charles and Prince William should be squirming with embarrassment this morning

gibbospurs.bsky.social•45 days ago

Harry puts them to shame...I don't always like everything about Harry. On this occasion,he is head and shoulders above the rest of them, good for him.

paulstenton.bsky.social•45 days ago

Yep 💯. However, the only justice is the one you can afford.
There is no justice for the average person in the street. Not from the Law or the police.

cierzo.bsky.social•45 days ago

If this have gone to court the Murdoch empire may have collapse and with it a lot of more people.

cierzo.bsky.social•45 days ago

If they admitted breaking the law, I would have thought it opens the door to a criminal case.

clickbaitwizard.bsky.social•45 days ago

Yes, to many, many, cases.

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