Prince Harry Drops Libel Claim Against Mail On Sunday Publisher
deadline.comPrince Harry has dropped his libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, according to the paper’s sister title, the Daily Mail.
The Duke of Sussex had sued Associated Newspapers Limited over an article published in the Mail on Sunday relating to his security arrangements in the UK following he and wife Meghan Markle’s move to LA.
His lawyers, Schillings, claimed the article unfairly alleged he had tried to mislead the public. Associated Newspapers declined to comment today, but the Daily Mail reported Harry’s legal team had filed notice of discontinuance hours before they were due to pass over a list of documents, which could have featured in the eventual trial.
Harry’s legal team had claimed the article suggested he had “contradicted public statements he had previously made about his willingness to pay for police protection for himself and his family whilst in the UK” — something he claims is untrue.
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