Prince Harry and a UK tabloid reached a defamation agreement over allegations that he “turned his back” on the Royal Marines.
In a lawsuit obtained by Newsweek on Thursday, the Duke of Sussex’s lawyers said The Mail on Sunday’s attack on him would make members of the armed forces “more susceptible to suicide”.
Mail on Sunday also made a donation to the Invictus Games Foundation, a charity created by Invictus Games, 36, a series of Olympics-like competition for disabled veterans. They were created by British royalty.
A source close to royalty told Fox News that his legal team has applied to make a statement in open court, which will outline more details of the case. They expect this to happen in the near future.
“This means that the case has not yet been finalized,” said the source.
The newspaper recently retracted its report.
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Mail on Sunday also made a donation to the Invictus Games Foundation, a charity created by Prince Harry’s Invictus Games, a series of Olympics-like competitions for disabled veterans.
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“An article on October 25, 2020 reported that Prince Harry had been accused by a high general of turning his back on the Royal Marines since he retired from his military duties in March and that, in an apparent affront to the Armed Forces, he did not respond to a letter from Lord Dannatt, a former chief of staff, “revealed a statement released by the vehicle.
The vehicle then claimed to have discovered that the prince is, in fact, in contact with his military colleagues and the Royal Marines “privately” to “offer informal support”. Its connection with the military has been maintained in its current capacity since March.
The correction also said that “administrative issues” were responsible for Harry not receiving the letter from Lord Dannatt, and said that he already responded to the note.
“We apologize to Prince Harry and made a donation to the Invictus Games Foundation,” said the statement.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were married in May 2018.
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Newsweek noted that while the newspaper’s apology was already known, it was initially believed that the case would continue.
Harry has seen himself in conflict with the tabloid before. He and his wife, Meghan Markle, are in the middle of a lawsuit against the tabloid after publishing a letter written by the 39-year-old woman to her father after the royal wedding in May 2018.
The couple also attacked other media companies for violating their privacy, recently winning a victory against a news agency that published photos of Markle and the couple’s son Archie, 1.
Fox News’ Nate Day contributed to this report.