Prince Harry alleges Prince William settled phone-hacking case for "large sum"

Prince Harry claims in court documents that his brother, Prince William, received a "very large sum of money" in a 2020 phone hacking settlement with Rupert Murdoch's media empire. The court filings have raised questions about other possible secret deals between the royals and Britain's tabloid press. Harry alleges that he's been the victim of phone hacking and other illegal behavior by tabloid journalists since the mid-2000s, and that members of his own family or their staff have been "enabling, if not outright collaborating" with Britain's tabloids. Murdoch's News Group Newspapers has argued that a senior British judge should throw out hacking lawsuits brought by Harry and Hollywood star Hugh Grant, claiming they were brought too late, but the prince insists he was really prevented from bringing his case because of a "secret agreement" between other members of his own family.