By our entertainment editors
Dec 11, 2023 at 6:24 PM Update: 22 minutes ago
Prince Harry must pay legal costs of more than 48,000 pounds (more than 56,000 euros) The Mail on Sunday pay in the defamation case he filed.
Harry had sued publisher Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) because of their tabloid The Mail on Sunday would have been guilty of defamation. A February 2022 article suggested the prince had lied about paying for his own security. Harry claims that he offered to pay for his own security immediately after stepping down from his royal duties. The tabloid, on the other hand, says that the prince only offered this after he had taken ANL to court.
Harry called the article “an attack on his honesty and integrity”. The tabloid itself spoke of “an honest opinion” that would not cause “serious damage” to the prince’s reputation.
It is another setback for Harry: he had asked the judge not to allow tabloid publisher ANL to speak. According to Harry, ANL should not be allowed to defend itself due to “the untruth”. But that request was rejected last week.
It is not over yet. Harry and the newspaper publisher try to reach a settlement between themselves. If that doesn’t work, the case will actually go to trial sometime between May and July next year, according to British media.
Another court case is currently underway in London over the police protection of Harry and his family. They no longer receive this since they moved to the US.
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2023-12-11 17:24:01
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