This morning, Prince Harry reached a surprise settlement with News Group Newspapers (NGN)—including a reported eight-figure sum and a public apology over allegations of unlawful activities.

The earl praised the Duke of Sussex after he settled his case against the publisher of The Sun at the High Court.

News Group Newspaper's apology to Prince Harry around a settlement over allegations of illegal information gathering also mentioned Princess Diana.

In addition to issuing a “full and unequivocal” apology for the “serious intrusion” into his private life, the newspaper group also made a retroactive apology to Diana, Princess of Wales, who the prince has claimed was “one of the first victims” of phone hacking.

Princess Diana's brother Charles Spencer has lauded his nephew Prince Harry's court victory against the publisher of The Sun newspaper. On Wednesday, representatives for the British royal and News Group Newspapers (NGN) announced that they had settled a long-running legal battle relating to his claims that journalists had used unlawful

"It takes an enormous amount of guts to take on major media organisations like this, and incredible tenacity to win against them," said Spencer

Courtesy of Christopher Furlong/Getty Images On Prince Harry reached a settlement with Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers before their trial began. The settlement included an eight-figure payout and a public apology admitting legal wrongdoings from 1996 to 2011.