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Prince William secretly settled phone-hacking claim, court told | Prince William secretly settled phone-hacking claim, court told |
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Prince William was paid a "very large sum" by the owners of The Sun to settle historical phone-hacking claims, court documents say. | Prince William was paid a "very large sum" by the owners of The Sun to settle historical phone-hacking claims, court documents say. |
The papers were shown at a High Court hearing in which Prince Harry is suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering. | |
They say there was a "secret agreement" between Buckingham Palace and NGN that prevented Harry from making a claim. | |
But NGN says Harry has run out of time and denies any agreement existed. | |
The case is one of three major allegations of unlawful information gathering that the Duke of Sussex has made against tabloid newspapers - the other cases concerning the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail groups. | The case is one of three major allegations of unlawful information gathering that the Duke of Sussex has made against tabloid newspapers - the other cases concerning the Daily Mirror and Daily Mail groups. |
He alleges that evidence disclosed since the criminal trials relating to phone hacking at the now-closed News of the World prove he was serially targeted by its sister title, The Sun. | He alleges that evidence disclosed since the criminal trials relating to phone hacking at the now-closed News of the World prove he was serially targeted by its sister title, The Sun. |
Related Topics | Related Topics |
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex |
The Royal Family and the media | The Royal Family and the media |
Prince William, Prince of Wales | Prince William, Prince of Wales |
Phone Hacking | Phone Hacking |