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ESPN Responds to Criticism Over Prince Harry’s ESPY Award Honor
The ESPY Awards is addressing some criticism over Prince Harry’s upcoming honor during the ceremony. The Duke of Sussex is set to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPYS for his work with The Invictus Games Foundation. The Pat Tillman Award for Service was named in honor of late NFL star and […]
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Prince Harry to Receive ESPN’s Pat Tillman Award at 2024 ESPYs
ESPN is giving an award to Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Harry will receive the 2024 Pat Tillman Award for Service at this year’s ESPY Awards, which will be held July 11 on ABC, and be hosted by tennis legend Serena Williams. The Tillman award is “given to a person with a strong connection […]
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Prince Harry Cannot Take Claims Against Murdoch, Involving Meghan Markle, to Trial, Judge Rules
Prince Harry cannot expand his privacy lawsuit against the publisher of U.K. tabloid The Sun to include allegations against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and presenter Piers Morgan, a London judge has ruled. The Duke of Sussex’s lawyers were hoping to sue over claims that Murdoch and other top executives were part of an effort to […]
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Huw Edwards Leaving BBC on “Medical Advice” After 40-Year Career
Huw Edwards, a longtime British TV presenter and host of the BBC‘s flagship News at Ten program until July 2023, has resigned. On Monday, the U.K. pubcaster said Edwards took medical advice before deciding to officially resign from the BBC after stepping away nine months ago following a June 2023 report from The Sun that alleged Edwards had paid a […]
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Hugh Grant Settles Illegal Snooping Lawsuit Against Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun
Actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., the publisher of The Sun newspaper, out of court. The trial was to have determined whether the News Corp. tabloid carried out unlawful information gathering, including tapping Grant’s landline phone, bugging his car and breaking into his home. But Grant in a post on […]
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle React to Kate Middleton’s Cancer Reveal: “We Wish Health and Healing”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are sending well wishes to Kate Middleton after the Princess of Wales revealed she was diagnosed with cancer. “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said […]
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Rupert Murdoch Knew of Widespread Phone Hacking, Prince Harry’s Lawyer Claims
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is now being named by Prince Harry’s attorney as one of many News Corp. executives who allegedly knew the breadth of the company’s use of illegal news-gathering tactics and conspired to destroy evidence as the phone hacking scandal exploded over a decade ago. The allegation came from attorney David Sherborne during […]
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King Charles Speaks Out for First Time Following Cancer Diagnosis
King Charles III is speaking out for the first time publicly after being diagnosed with cancer. On Saturday, Buckingham Palace released a statement on the 75-year-old monarch’s behalf, where he shared his appreciation for the support he has received amid his recent health news. “I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many […]
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Prince Harry, Mirror Group Settle Phone-Hacking Case
Prince Harry and the U.K. publisher of the Mirror tabloid have settled all remaining parts of a phone-hacking court case, with the British royal set to receive “substantial” additional damages. The Duke of Sussex will get an initial down payment of 400,000 sterling ($504,000) after the Mirror Group Newspapers — now called Reach PLC — […]
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Prince Harry Leaves U.K. After 24-Hour Return to Support King Charles
Prince Harry is already heading home to California after a whirlwind 24-hour return to the U.K. that came after this week’s shocking revelation of King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis. The royal was spotted returning to Heathrow Airport on Wednesday afternoon, the New York Post reports, after touching down there on a red-eye from L.A. around […]
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Daily Mirror Facing $2M Legal Fee Bill After Prince Harry Phone Hack Case
The company that owns U.K. tabloid The Daily Mirror is reportedly facing a $2 million-plus payment of 100 claimants’ legal fees in the latest turn over a phone hacking case involving Prince Harry and others over five years ending in 2011. On Dec. 15, the Duke of Sussex was awarded £140,600 ($178,255) by Justice Fancourt […]
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Prince Harry Pulls Libel Claim Against British Tabloid Mail on Sunday
Prince Harry has dropped a libel case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of The Mail on Sunday, leaving the Duke of Sussex on the hook for unspecified legal costs. On Friday, The Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday‘s sister title, reported that Prince Harry withdrew the legal case just hours before a deadline to submit […]
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