He prince henryyoungest son of King Charles III from the United Kingdom, won the legal process he brought against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), a newspaper conglomerate, for tapping his mobile phone to obtain personal and confidential information.

It is established that The personal phone of the Duke of Sussex was hacked between 2003 and 2009 and that 15 out of a total of 33 articles about his life were written from information obtained through them hacks.

“I believe that his (the prince’s) phone was only hacked to a modest extent and that it was probably closely monitored by certain people in all the newspapers,” Judge Timothy Fancourt said.

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The judge concluded that the newspaper had committed “extensive” wiretapping of celebrities between 2006 and 2011although there was an ongoing public inquiry into the conduct of the British press.

In addition, it was learned that newspaper editors, the legal department and other executives of MGN were aware of this practice.

“Today’s punishment vindicates me and gives me confidence“, said, on behalf of the Duke of Sussex, his lawyer David Sherborne, in a very fierce statement against the behavior of the media towards a member of the royal family.

The compensation that Enrique must receive is £140,600, about 180,000 dollars. The editorial office of MGN has already accepted its guilt and assured that it will honor the payment.

“When historical irregularities occur, we apologize unreservedly, take full responsibility and pay appropriate compensation,” they said in a statement. (AND)