London — Britain's Prince Harry has settled his lawsuit against the U.K. newspaper group owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, News Group Newspapers, his lawyer told CBS News on Wednesday.

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

Barring a late settlement, Harry’s lawsuit against News Group Newspapers will begin Tuesday ... the chief executive of News U.K. The files were transferred to a USB drive that either was ...