The Sun publisher officially apologizes to Prince Harry for interfering in his private life

The publisher of the British tabloid The Sun – News Group Newspapers (NGN) – has publicly apologized to Prince Harry for unlawfully interfering in his private life and has pledged to pay him compensation.

As the agency reported, NGN, owned by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, has apologized to Prince Harry “for phone hacking, surveillance and improper use of private information by journalists and private detectives on their behalf” in the News of the World newspaper.

NGN will also pay “substantial compensation”, as both parties have settled their legal claims.

The agreement was announced by Harry's lawyer at the High Court in London, where the trial of Prince Harry's claims was to begin.

Previously, Prince Harry filed lawsuits against The Sun and the News of the World. It is noted that the NGN media group admitted that, in violation of the law, it monitored Prince Harry and his relatives and obtained information about his private life. In addition, his phone was hacked.

NGN also apologized to the Duke of Sussex for the serious interference of the Sun newspaper between 1996 and 2011 in his private life, including cases of illegal activities by private investigators working for the Sun, and for interference in the personal life of Prince Harry's late mother, Lady Diana.