'Put simply, it is bullying': Prince Harry's full statement on the media

Prince says he has been 'a silent witness' to Meghan's private suffering for too long'

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Prince Harry's full statement on his family's relationship with the media, issued on Tuesday night after his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday over its decision to publish a private letter she had sent to her father.

As a couple, we believe in media freedom and objective, truthful reporting. We regard it as a cornerstone of democracy and in the current state of the world - on every level - we have never needed responsible media more.