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    Harry and Piers Morgan in war of words after prince awarded payout in Mirror phone hacking claim

    by Holly Evans and Tara Cobham Feb 09, 2024 4 minutes
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    The Duke of Sussex and Piers Morgan have become embroiled in a public war of words after the prince was awarded further “substantial” damages in his phone hacking claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror.

    Harry hit out at Mr Morgan after he reached a settlement with Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), which will pay Harry the damages, as well as all of the costs of his claim. His barrister said this included an interim payment towards the costs of £400,000.

    In a statement read outside the High Court by his barrister David Sherborne, the prince said the former editor .

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