00:00Like every other person persecuted by newsgroup newspapers, I wish they had
00:05left my family alone. But what happened, happened. Today I'm glad they have
00:11finally accepted responsibility. I'm glad they've apologised and acknowledged the
00:16direct harm caused by years of unlawful surveillance by their journalists and
00:21their army of private investigators. Not just to my family, but to Prince Harry
00:27and his. As the formidable Mr. Sherborne and my diligent solicitor Ellen
00:33Gallagher and her impressive team of lawyers at Hamlin's have shown, in over
00:391,300 civil cases, these unlawful practices were not isolated incidents.
00:45They were industrial in scale and central to the modus operandi of
00:51newsgroup newspapers as a whole. I once said that the big beasts of the tabloid
00:58jungle have no predators. I was wrong. They have Prince Harry. His bravery and
01:05astonishing courage have brought accountability to a part of the media
01:10world that thought it was untouchable. I am sure I speak on behalf of the
01:15thousands of victims when I say we are grateful to him for his unwavering
01:21support and his determination under extraordinary pressure. If Rupert
01:28Murdoch had any decency, he should follow this corporate admission of guilt with a
01:34personal apology to Prince Harry, to his father our King and to the countless
01:41others who suffered the same unlawful behaviour at the hands of his media
01:46empire. Newsgroup newspapers owes so many such apologies. Thousands of
01:53ordinary people just trying to live their lives have endured the same
01:58unlawful behaviour. Many were victims of heinous crimes, including victims of
02:04terrorism, grieving families and people caught in personal tragedies. I'll never
02:11get over some of the stories I've heard in this case.
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