Prince Harry accepts UK publication's apology, 'substantial' damages SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 02, 2021, 11:06 AM IST Share AP Prince Harry had sued the UK newspaper group for libel over two 'almost identical' articles published in October 2020, which claimed he had snubbed the Royal Marines after his royal exit. Related LONDON: Britain's Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has accepted an apology and "substantial" damages from Associated Newspapers over the publication of what he described as "baseless, false and defamatory stories" about him in the 'Mail on Sunday' and 'MailOnline', the High Court in London heard on Monday. The 36-year-old grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, who stepped back from frontline royal duties last year, had sued the newspaper group for libel over two "almost identical" articles published in October 2020, which claimed he had snubbed the Royal Marines after his royal exit.