The earl praised the Duke of Sussex after he settled his case against the publisher of The Sun at the High Court.

In addition to issuing a “full and unequivocal” apology for the “serious intrusion” into his private life, the newspaper group also made a retroactive apology to Diana, Princess of Wales, who the prince has claimed was “one of the first victims” of phone hacking.

News Group Newspapers acknowledged its private investigators and journalists targeted Harry with phone hacking, surveillance, and misuse of private information.