Prince Harry withdraws libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher

Prince Harry has withdrawn his libel claim against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, a spokesperson for the company has said.

The Duke of Sussex sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over a February 2022 article about his legal challenge against the Home Office following a decision to change his publicly funded security arrangements when visiting the UK.

The duke's lawyers claimed the story "purported to reveal, in sensational terms" that information from court documents "contradicted public statements he had previously made about his willingness to pay for police protection for himself and his family whilst in the UK".

ANL contested the claim, arguing the article expressed an "honest opinion" and did not cause "serious harm" to his reputation.

In a ruling last month, the duke lost a bid to have ANL's "honest opinion" thrown out by a judge and was ordered to pay £48,447 towards the publisher's lawyers' bills.

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