Harry won an apology and damages from Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Could the lawsuit’s end also help heal the rift with his brother, William, and his father, King Charles III?

Prince Harry won a major apology from Rupert Murdoch 's U.K. newspaper division, including for his mother—but the company stopped short of an apology for Meghan Markle.

LONDON — Prince Harry settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids on Wednesday, accepting damages and an apology from News Group Newspapers over years of phone hacking and other unlawful intrusion . The company has also apologized to a second claimant, former Labour Party politician Tom Watson, now Lord Watson.

Prince Harry and his legal team have struck a last-minute settlement deal with a newspaper group for invasion of privacy — the same week the case was set to go trial.

News Group Newspapers offered an “unequivocal apology” to the prince for serious intrusion into his private life, as well as that of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

A legal battle brought by Prince Harry against the publisher of The Sun newspaper, owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, kicked off at the High Court in London on Tuesday, without Prince Harry in attendance and with several delays.

Prince Harry has settled with Rupert Murdoch's NGN and received an apology over The Sun and News of the World claims.

Prince Harry claims court victories. But is he winning the larger war with the British media? - Prince Harry’s mission to tame the British media has produced results in court

It’s fair to assume that Princess Diana would be so proud of her son Prince Harry today. After a long legal battle, he settled with Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers, the parent company of The Sun.

News Group Newspapers offered a “full and unequivocal apology” to Harry for the “serious intrusion” into his private life by the Sun between 1996 and 2011.

Another court victory in Harry’s campaign to hold the press to account, but what are the broader implications?