Prince Harry has accepted “substantial damages” from the publishers of the Mail on Sunday newspaper and MailOnline website over an article that falsely claimed he “turned his back” on the armed forces after stepping back from his royal role last year.

A lawyer acting for the Duke of Sussex told the British High Court today that the story was a “personal attack” on the royal and that he would be awarding all damages to the Invictus Games Foundation, which he founded.