King Charles news: Camilla gives pair health update as Harry wins Mirror payout

Piers Morgan has issued a response to the Duke of Sussex, who criticized the former Daily Mirror editor after settling the remaining parts of a phone hacking lawsuit against the newspaper's publisher.

“I completely agree with Prince Harry that callous interference in the private lives of the Royal Family for financial gain is completely reprehensible… and I hope he stops doing it,” Morgan wrote on X.

The Prince of Wales' 2024 Earthshot Awards will be held in South Africa, raising the possibility of a royal visit to the country.

William is the driving force behind the annual eco-competition and has attended all the presentation events since the launch of the initiative, when the latest host city, Cape Town, was announced.

Singapore held its most recent awards ceremony last November, after award events were held in Boston in 2022 and Alexandra Palace in London in 2021.

Morgan said in a statement that he had never hacked a phone or asked anyone to do so, before launching attacks on Prince Harry, royal author Omid Scobie and former Labor doctor Alistair Campbell.

The Duke of Sussex said “our mission continues” after a phone hacking claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror was settled.

Reading a statement from the duke, Harry's lawyer, David Sherborne, said: “As I said last December, our mission continues.

“I believe in the positive change it will bring to all of us.

“That's why I started this, and it's why I'll keep going until the end.”

After a somewhat public reckoning with advanced-stage prostate cancer forcing me to miss Duran's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022, my good friend, music executive Merc Mercuriadis, said to me: “Try not to try it.” Worry not, you'll feel differently once it's out in the open, your world won't seem like such an isolated place, people actually care. He was right.

I clearly remember that day – five and a half years ago – when I received the results of the biopsy. The news wasn't good: within a millisecond our world was turned upside down, just as it had been when my father first told me about his cancer diagnosis. I could barely speak and he died at the age of 67 in 2005.

In a moving letter, Andy Taylor reflects:

The Duke of Sussex has criticized Piers Morgan's “continued attacks” against him after he reached a settlement with Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).

In a statement read by his lawyer David Sherborne outside the High Court, Harry said: “In light of this, we once again call on the authorities to uphold the rule of law and demonstrate that no one is above it.”

“This includes Mr. Morgan, who, as editor, knew very well what was happening,” the judge said.

Mr Sherborne added: “Even his employer realized that he simply could not call him as a witness of fact at trial.

“His contempt for the court’s ruling and his continued attacks since then demonstrate why it is so important to obtain a clear and detailed ruling.”

The Duke of Sussex said his case exposed the “shockingly dishonest way” the Daily Mirror had behaved “for many years”, after settling the remaining parts of a phone hacking claim against the newspaper's publisher.

Speaking outside the High Court, Harry's lawyer David Sherborne read out a statement from the Duke: “Following our victory in December, the Mirror Group has finally conceded the remainder of my claim which would have consisted of two further trials, additional evidence and an additional 115 articles.” .

“Everything we said was happening at Mirror Group was actually happening, and much worse, as the court ruled in a most devastating ruling.

“As the judge said just this morning, we have exposed and proven the shockingly dishonest way in which the Mirror conducted itself for many years, and then sought to hide the truth.”

After receiving his first treatment for cancer, King Charles III stayed at Sandringham House, which is located along the North Sea coast in eastern England.

Earlier this week, the king was flown by helicopter to Sandringham, after he appeared in good spirits, smiling and waving to the gathered crowds as he left Clarence House in central London. It is understood he took a helicopter with his wife, Queen Camilla, from Buckingham Palace.