“Very high sum”: Final act in the dispute between Harry and the tabloid

Is Prince Harry actually daring to have a showdown with one of the most powerful media czars in the world? The question has preoccupied journalists, lawyers and the British royal family for many months. The California-based royal’s civil trial against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) was supposed to begin in London’s High Court on Tuesday morning. This involves factually false claims about Harry and the systematic cover-up of illegal practices at the powerful tabloid The Sun. Several delays into the afternoon suggested that the litigants were working towards a settlement at the very last minute.