Prince Harry wins "significant damages" for "baseless and false slanderous" article.

Prince Harry has won "substantial damages" from Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Mail on Sunday and Mail Online, for two articles alleging that he "turned his back" on the British military after retiring as a senior royal. Harry filed a libel suit against the articles (opens in new tab), which the Mail on Sunday later retracted (opens in new tab).

As the BBC reports (opens in new tab), the Duke of Sussex's lawyer, Jenny Afia, called the allegations "baseless, false, and defamatory" in a statement read at Monday's remote court hearing and said Harry would donate the damages to the Invictus Games Foundation He stated.

Afia said Harry was "proud to have served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years in Her Majesty's name," adding that the royal family "has since maintained active links with these forces and will continue to do so."

"The Duke's commitment to the men and women who fight for their lives, to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, and to their military families is unwavering and unquestionable," Afia continued. For this reason, the baseless and false slanderous articles published in the Mail on Sunday and the Mail Online were not only personal attacks on the Duke's character,

but also cast unwarranted doubt on the Duke's service to this country,

Afia added that the December 27 Mail on Sunday newspaper's (opens in new tab) official apology (opens in new tab), stating that the language used "grossly underestimates the seriousness of the accusations against him." The paper's statement noted that Harry had in fact remained in contact with the British Army, clarified that he had not received a letter from former top army officer Lord Dannatt due to "administrative issues," and concluded, "We apologize to Prince Harry and have made a donation to the Invictus Games Foundation."

In a statement following the court hearing, Harry's spokesman said that the Duke of Sussex's commitment to the British military community was "unquestionable," the BBC reported.