Prince Harry loses latest stage of libel battle, ordered to pay nearly £50,000 to The Mail On Sunday owner

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Prince Harry faces a 50,000 legal expense as he loses a legal battle against The Mail on Sunday in a libel case..

The lawsuit centers on an article questioning Harry's security efforts in LA, and the Prince must cover the legal costs by December 29, setting the stage for a scheduled libel trial next year...

Prince Harry has been directed to cover The Mail on Sunday's legal expenses, amounting to almost 50,000 ($62,800)..

Despite Harry's lawyers arguing to exclude the 'honest opinion' aspect from Associated Newspapers' case, he has now been instructed to cover the legal costs amounting to 48,447 by December 29..

In written arguments, Harry's attorney, Justin Rushbrooke KC, asserted that the newspaper's defense should be dismissed as it rests upon two provably false premises linked to a press statement issued by Harry during his legal pursuit...

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