ITV This Morning interrupted for 'massive' Prince Harry announcement
Cat Deeley stepped in to deliver the latest Prince Harry news live on ITV daytime show This Morning as she presented the latest edition of the programme alongside Ben Shephard
This Morning presenter Cat Deeley made a dramatic interruption during the ITV show to announce a significant update on Prince Harry.
Harry had been embroiled in a legal tussle with Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN). While seated alongside her co-host Ben Shephard and guests Vanessa Feltz and Tom Swarbrick, as they prepared to delve into the day's news, Cat abruptly halted the programme.
"News just in, Prince Harry has hit the headlines again," Cat declared, steering the conversation towards the unfolding story. The revelation comes as the Duke of Sussex has reportedly reached a settlement with the publisher of The Sun, as disclosed at the High Court.
She elaborated: "He has settled his case against the News Group Newspapers," while Tom, closely monitoring the case, chimed in: "Extraordinary development after the court case was meant to start yesterday and it got postponed because it became clear that there were talks between NGN (the publishers of The Sun and Prince Harry."
Tom further explained: "For years, he [Prince Harry] has demanded accountability of the newspapers for what he says were 'unlawful practices' that 'invaded his privacy'", reports the Manchester Evening News.
Cat Deeley interrupted the broadcast to bring the latest Prince Harry news
"And this morning we have news that there has been a settlement that he has agreed to, with substantial compensation for Prince Harry," Tom wrapped up the segment.
Vanessa chimed in, saying: "This is a massively big deal for Prince Harry, huge, because what Harry said he wanted more than money was accountability," highlighting that he's managed to secure both financial compensation and a "proper apology".
Prince Harry has now settled with NGN (Image: Getty Images)
On Wednesday morning (January 22), it was revealed that negotiations had finally come to an end after a last-minute showdown between Prince Harry and the news outlet.
The Duke's lawyer, Davide Sherborne, confirmed: "I am pleased to announce to the court that the parties have reached an agreement." Prince Harry initiated legal proceedings five years ago, with the case having been postponed twice before. Reports suggest that an apology was issued during the hearing to both the Duke and his late mother, Princess Diana.
Vanessa said the news was "massive" for the Prince who obtained "accountability" and "compensation" from the news outlet
Throughout the five-year-long case, NGN consistently denied allegations but have now offered the Duke a "full and unequivocal apology" for the "serious intrusion by The Sun between 1996 and 2011 into his private life, including incidents of unlawful activities carried out by private investigators working for The Sun."
Alongside former MP Tom Watson, Harry, 40, the youngest son of King Charles III, took action to sue the company over alleged illegal activities conducted by journalists and private investigators employed by the newspapers.
In 2019, Prince Harry first lodged his claim against NGN, accusing them of unlawful data collection. He alleged that between 1996 and 2011, journalists from the news outlet had illicitly accessed personal information.
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV1, from 10am
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