In a surprising move, Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers has issued a full and unequivocal apology to Prince Harry and former UK political leader Tom Watson over past unlawful information gathering, including phone hacking. This significant admission, which acknowledges serious privacy violations from 1996 to 2011, marks the first instance of News Group admitting wrongdoing associated with The News of the World. The apology extends to the distress caused not just to Harry, but also to his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. This rare act of contrition reflects a shift in Murdoch’s typically aggressive media stance.
Sorry seems to be the hardest word. Well, it's rare, anyway, in Rupert Murdoch's media world.
The apology was for the serious intrusion by The Sun between 1996 and 2011 into his private life.
It was the first time News Group has admitted wrongdoing involving that paper.
Murdoch is not exactly a man known for apologizing. His pugnacious media brands tend to resist any whiff of weakness or wrongdoing.
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