Royal experts have expressed their views after Prince Harry dropped his libel case against UK newspaper the Mail on Sunday.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, royal expert Angela Levin tweeted: “Harry's lawyers should have known a long ago that he didn't have a case against the Mail on Sunday. Instead they had the audacity to tell the Judge to not bother investigation. It's left H with a £500,000 legal fee. Hhhhmmm.”
Another royal commentator Brittany, who goes by Royal News Network on X, said: “He’s the spare, not the heir. No one cares. He’s a legend only in his own mind, as his security risk is minimal and if there a credible threat he will get security. Just not all the time.
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“He wants to be a celebrity, so he must live like all celebrities in the U.K. and get his own security, which he has.”
Earlier, Harry's lawyers informed the newspaper they had filed a notice with the court stating: “The Duke of Sussex discontinues all of this claim”.
According to AFP, Harry would have to pay the newspaper's £250,000 ($317,000) costs along with his own legal fees, estimating the total at "more than £750,000".