Rupert Murdoch newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper group offers full apology for intrusion into Prince Harry's private life – and agrees to pay substantial damages. The move, by the owners of The Sun tabloid, ends a long-running legal battle.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.1 | I'm Valerie Sanderson, and at 1,400 hours GMT on Wednesday, January the 22nd, these are our main stories. |
| 0:11.9 | Rupert Murdoch's News Group newspapers apologises to Prince Harry and agrees to pay substantial damages for intruding into his private life. |
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| 1:12.9 | to help visualise what's happening on the pitch. |
| 1:20.1 | Prince Harry has had a long and very troubled relationship with tabloid newspapers. |
| 1:24.8 | He's accused them of hacking into his phone and intruding unlawfully into his |
| 1:28.7 | private life and said their behaviour towards him is partly why he left the UK. Now he's received |
| 1:35.0 | a full and unequivocal apology from the owner of the News Group newspapers which publishes |
| 1:40.1 | The Sun. In an out-of-court settlement, they agreed to pay him substantial undisclosed damages. |
| 1:45.9 | Outside the High Court in London, Prince Harry's lawyer, David Sherbourne, read out a statement on his behalf. |
| 1:51.8 | In a monumental victory today, News UK have admitted that the Sun, the flagship title for Rupert Murdoch's UK Media Empire, has indeed engaged |
| 2:04.6 | in illegal practices. This represents a vindication for the hundreds of other claimants |
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