Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British News Group Newspapers for an apology and "substantial damages."

News Group Newspapers offered an “unequivocal apology” to the prince for serious intrusion into his private life, as well as that of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.

Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British News Group Newspapers for an apology and "substantial damages."

Prince Harry has settled a lawsuit against News Group Newspapers, the U.K. newspaper group owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers offered Harry an “unequivocal apology,” admitting for the first time to unlawful activities at The Sun and agreeing to pay what it called substantial damages.

In a rare move, Rupert Murdoch’s tabloids have apologized for intruding on the life of Prince Harry. The Associated Press called it an “unprecedented apology,” which was made along with “substantial damages” paid to the prince for years of spying on his private life.

Murdoch’s U.K.-based publisher of The Sun tabloid, News Group Newspapers, has agreed to pay “substantial damages” to settle Harry’s legal claim.

NGN also apologized to the Duke for the impact on him of the "extensive coverage and serious intrusion into his private life as well as the private life of Diana, Princess of Wales."

Prince Harry claimed a “monumental” victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life for years, and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.

Prince Harry claimed victory in his long-running legal battle against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group, after reaching a deal to settle his lawsuit which included an apology for unlawful actions relating to the Sun for the first time.

Prince Harry settled his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering, his lawyer said on Wednesday.