Prince Harry is suing Rupert Murdoch's British media operation over phone hacking and the news of the deal was at a hearing to determine if the case goes to trial.
LONDON — Prince William was paid a “very large sum” by Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group to settle phone-hacking claims, according to court documents submitted Tuesday by the legal team of his younger brother, Prince Harry.Harry is suing Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers at the High Court in London for unlawful acts — including hacking his voice mails — that he alleges were committed on behalf of the Sun and the now-defunct News of the World tabloids from 1994 until 2016.
Kensington Palace, on behalf of Prince William, and Buckingham Palace, on behalf of King Charles III, declined to comment. It’s unclear whether Harry is on speaking terms with either his brother or father. He detailed He was thought to be referring to the Sun newspaper’s “Tampongate” story published after the paper obtained a 1989 phone recording of an intimate conversation between then Prince Charles and Camilla.
William was “very understanding and supportive and agreed that we needed to do it” and “suggested that I seek permission from ‘granny,’” Harry said. He said he “spoke to her shortly afterwards and said something along the lines of: ‘Are you happy for me to push this forward, do I have your permission?’ And she said: ‘Yes.
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