Prince Harry drops libel case against Daily Mail after damaging pretrial ruling
Prince Harry has dropped his libel lawsuit against the publisher of a British tabloid following a ruling that had damaged his case
By BRIAN MELLEY
Published - Jan 19, 2024, 10:42 AM ET
Last Updated - Jan 19, 2024, 10:42 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry on Friday dropped his libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid following a ruling in which a judge cast doubt on his case.
Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex told the High Court in London that he was withdrawing the suit against Associated Newspapers Ltd.
No reason was given, but it came the day he was due to hand over documents in the case and after a punishing ruling last month in which a judge ordered Harry to pay the publisher nearly 50,000 pounds (more than $60,000) in legal fees after he failed to achieve victory without going to trial.
The action will leave him on the hook to pay the publisher's legal fees, which the the Daily Mail reported to be 250,000 pounds ($316,000).
