The duke, who has settled his legal claim against the publisher of The Sun, has fought lengthy legal battles against sections of the media.

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.

Harry remains a prince and is fifth in line to the throne. The couple kept their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles, but are no longer addressed as his or her royal highness (HRH). Harry also gave up his military titles.

The distributors of The Sun apologized to the royal for intruding “into his private life as well as the private life of Diana, Princess of Wales, his late mother”

Harry pulled the plug on a high stakes lawsuit against a Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid after receiving an apology.

Prince Harry has received a public apology and substantial damages from the publisher of The Sun after settling his legal action over allegations of unlawful information-gathering.

In addition to issuing a “full and unequivocal” apology for the “serious intrusion” into his private life, the newspaper group also made a retroactive apology to Diana, Princess of Wales, who the prince has claimed was “one of the first victims” of phone hacking.

The Duke of Sussex believes his mum, Princess Diana would have encouraged him leave the UK with wife Meghan Markle to raise their two kids, Archie and Lilibet.

The Duke of Sussex has settled his legal claim against the publisher of The Sun, with his barrister describing the agreement as a “monumental victory”. Harry was one of two remaining claimants, alongside the former Labour deputy leader Lord Tom Watson,

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

Duke of Sussex settles High Court claim with The Sun publisher at start of trial - Harry brought the legal action over allegations of unlawful information-gathering by journalists and investigators working for News Group Newspapers.