Shortly before an up-to-ten-week trial was due to begin this week, the Duke of Sussex and NGN reached an agreement.

THE owner of The Sun today settled a High Court case with Prince Harry and the Labour peer Lord Watson over historical allegations. The agreement brings to an end legal proceedings which dated

News Group Newspapers apologised for ‘serious intrusion’ by The Sun and for phone hacking by private investigators working for the News of the World.

Duke of Sussex settles High Court claim with The Sun publisher at start of trial - Harry brought the legal action over allegations of unlawful information-gathering by journalists and investigators working for News Group Newspapers.

The pair are the only remaining litigants against News Group Newspapers after hundreds of others settled their claims with the publisher.

Harry pulled the plug on a high stakes lawsuit against a Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid after receiving an apology.

Prince Harry won a major apology from Rupert Murdoch 's U.K. newspaper division, including for his mother—but the company stopped short of an apology for Meghan Markle.

Harry, 40, alleged he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for News Group Newspapers (NGN), which also published the now-defunct News Of The World

Prince Harry and his legal team have struck a last-minute settlement deal with a newspaper group for invasion of privacy — the same week the case was set to go trial.

Hugh Grant has called for police to open a new criminal investigation into the owners of The Sun, saying the job is not done "by any means" after Prince Harry settled his privacy claim on Wednesday.

Prince Harry has been told that he and fellow claimants taking legal action against the Daily Mail publishers must not spend more than £4.1m on costs – around £14m less than they were proposing.