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Prince Harry has spoken for the first time since his four-year legal battle with Mirror Group Newspapers ended.
In an ITV documentary Tabloids on Trial, he reveals his battles with the tabloid press caused part of his rift with the royal family.
What's next?
He is currently suing Murdoch's UK newspaper arm News Group Newspapers, alleging unlawful activities by journalists and private investigators
Prince Harry says his legal battles with the British tabloid press have been a "central piece" to the breakdown of his relationship with the royal family.
He made the statement in the ITV documentary Tabloids on Trial, marking his first comments since his four-year case against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) concluded.
In December last year, the High Court ruled that Harry had been a victim of unlawful information gathering, including phone-hacking by journalists on the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People tabloids with the knowledge of their editors.
The royal settled his lawsuit against MGN after it agreed to pay damages in February this year.
He is currently suing Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm, News Group Newspapers (NGN), and the publisher of the Daily Mail in two separate lawsuits, alleging unlawful activities by journalists and private investigators over several years.
Harry has previously referred to the lawsuits as his "mission".
Both publishers deny the allegations and are fighting the lawsuits, which are being brought by the prince and others.
"I believe that from a service standpoint and when you are in a public role, that these are the things that we should be doing for the greater good, but I'm doing this for my reasons," he told ITV.
"For me, the mission continues, but it has caused … part of a rift."
In response to the documentary, an MGN spokesperson told multiple British publications: "Where historical wrongdoing took place, we apologise unreservedly, have taken full responsibility and paid compensation."
The statement mirrors what the publication group, now owned by Reach, said in December and repeated in February.
Harry blames British media for the death of his mother Princess Diana in a 1997 car crash. This has never been proven.
He has also accused British newspapers of hostile and racist attacks on his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, which were cited as a factor in their decision to quit royal duties and move to California in 2020.
ABC/Reuters