The publisher agreed to pay "substantial damages" for using unlawful activities to intrude into the Duke of Sussex's private life from 1996 to 2011

Prince Harry’s trial against the publisher of The Sun has ended dramatically with an apology from the newspaper’s publisher for “serious intrusion” and unlawful activities over a 15-year period

Prince Harry's "mission" against the British press has resulted in a victory against Rupert Murdoch's the Sun, which has admitted to wrongdoing.

Prince Harry’s yearslong legal battle against Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper group took an unexpected turn on Wednesday, after the duke settled his case over allegations of unlawful information gathering shortly before the trial was due to get underway.

The publisher of the Sun newspaper has agreed to pay "substantial damages" and apologised to the Duke of Sussex to settle a long-running legal battle over claims of unlawful intrusion into his life.

Prince Harry has reportedly accused Will Lewis, the controversial CEO of the Washington Post, of having “instigated and authorized” a cover-up of “endemic” illegality at U.K. tabloid the Sun. Papers filed today by Harry’s legal team reportedly say that Lewis,

The settlement comes after a High Court trial was due to start over claims of unlawful intrusion into the royal's life.

Prince Harry reportedly accuses Will Lewis, CEO of the Washington Post, of orchestrating a cover-up regarding the phone hacking scandal linked to U.K. tabloids, particularly the Sun.

Prince Harry accuses Will Lewis, CEO of the Washington Post, of aiding a cover-up of illegal practices at The Sun.

The Duke of Sussex is poised to accuse The Sun of destroying millions of emails as a landmark phone-hacking case was delayed twice on Tuesday. Prince Harry, 40, will claim the newspaper deliberately deleted over 30 million emails to cover up alleged phone tapping carried out on himself and other public figures between 1996 and 2011.