Harry’s focus on ‘safety of family’ rather than abandoned libel claim

Harry has now withdrawn his libel case against the publisher, with his lawyers filing a notice of discontinuance at the High Court in London on Friday.

Harry and Meghan have withdrawn a libel case against Associated Newspapers Limited (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Britain's Prince Harry's focus is on “the safety of his family” and his legal action against the Home Office, rather than a now abandoned High Court libel claim against a newspaper publisher, his spokesperson has said.

Harry, 39, sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over a February 2022 Mail on Sunday article about his challenge against the Home Office following a decision to change his publicly-funded security arrangements when visiting the UK.