In the settlement, which was so last-minute that the trial had already been scheduled to begin, Harry secured an eight-figure payout, acknowledgment of guilt from NGN, and — most poignantly — a public apology from the company to both himself and his mother. For the first time ever, NGN also admitted to any wrongdoing at the Sun, although they said that the unlawful activity at the publication was carried out by private investigators hired by the tabloid, not their own journalists.