Prince Harry wins first legal battle in libel case against associated newspapers

Prince Harry has won an early victory in his libel suit against the Associated Newspapers in the UK. On July 8, UK High Court Judge Matthew Nicklin ruled that parts of an article about Harry published by The Mail on Sunday - one of Associated Newspapers' publications - were found to be "libelous “, CNN reported, marking an early phase of victory in the Duke of Sussex libel case.

On February 23, a spokesperson for Harry confirmed to People that the Duke had taken action against the associated newspapers and had filed a libel suit in the High Court against the publisher of the Daily Mail. According to documents filed by Harry's lawyers at the High Court in London - obtained by Harper's Bazaar - the complaint relates to a February 20 article published by the Daily Mail about the Duke's fight for police protection in the UK.

News of Harry's defamation case comes just months after Meghan Markle received a printed public apology from The Mail on Sunday newspaper, which invaded her privacy in 2019 by publishing a private letter that she had sent to her father, Thomas Markle, the year prior. The Duchess of Sussex also received a token £1 ($1.36) in damages from The Mail on Sunday, and the publication is legally bound to pay 90% of her £1.88million legal costs. dollars.

Markle acknowledged his victory against the British tabloid in December. "This is a victory not only for me, but for anyone who has ever been afraid to stand up for what is...