“On this matter, I share Prince Harry’s opinion. I just hope he stops doing it,” Morgan told reporters outside his home in London.
Fancourt concluded in December that there were widespread hacking and illegal activities at MGN from 1996 to 2011.
Prince Harry at the NFL Honors Awards before Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas.credit: AP
Sherborne said MGN was likely to pay more than £2 million to cover the claimants' legal costs in their public case, and an interim payment of £400,000 to cover the prince's individual costs.
MGN, now owned by Reach, said it was pleased to reach an agreement with Harry.
An MGN spokesman said: “Where historical wrongdoing has occurred, we have unreservedly apologised, taken full responsibility and paid reparations.”
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Since stepping down from royal duties in March 2020 and moving to California with his American wife, Meghan, the prince has made it his mission to rid the British press of senior executives and editors whom he accuses of abusing their power to spread lies and illegally interfere with the press. peoples life.
The Mirror case is his biggest victory to date in the case, and he has similar lawsuits pending against Associated Newspapers, the magazine's publisher. daily MailNews Corp's British newspaper arm, News Group Newspapers.
“As I said last December, our mission continues,” his statement read. “That's why I started this, and it's why I'll keep going until the end.”
He once again called on the authorities to take action, and rebuked former prominent broadcaster Piers Morgan Daily Mirror The editor, who Fancourt concluded was among the editors who learned of the “widespread” illegal behavior.
Morgan, now one of Harry and Meghan's most prominent critics, made a statement after the December ruling, saying he had never hacked a phone nor asked anyone else to do so. Morgan said Harry's mission was not to reform the press but to destroy the monarchy.
Prince Harry's lawyer, David Sherborne (right) speaks to the media outside the Rolls Building in central London.credit: PA via AP
“In light of all this, we once again call on the authorities to uphold the rule of law and prove that no one is above it. “This includes Mr. Morgan, who, as editor-in-chief, knew full well what was happening, the judge said,” Harry’s statement said.
Harry was not in court for Friday's hearing, having taken a flight to Britain earlier this week to see his father after the king was diagnosed with a type of cancer.
They were able to meet for less than an hour on Tuesday before Charles left London for his home in eastern England where he is recovering and undergoing outpatient treatment.
Harry, estranged from his family after criticizing them and the monarchy, left for California the next day.
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