Prince Harry has lost his lawsuit with the British newspaper Daily Mail and according to NBC he will have to pay almost 50,000 pounds (more than 60,000 dollars) in legal expenses to the publisher.

It is recalled that the Duke of Sussex had sued Associated Newspapers Ltd for defamation. for an article that said Harry tried to hide his efforts to keep public funding from the UK after he stepped down as a member of the royal family.

Judge Matthew Nicklin ruled on Friday at the High Court in London that the publisher can prove that an article published in February 2022 it was an “honest opinion” and “was not defamatory”.

He must pay more than $60,000 by 12/29

Harry claimed the article was “fundamentally inaccurate” and that the paper defamed him when it wrote he had lied in his initial public statements about efforts to challenge the state’s decision – to strip him of all royal privileges family – after moving to the US in 2020.

In fact, Harry has to pay £48,447 ($60,927) until December 29.

Associated Newspapers is one of three British publishers tabloid newspapers he is suing over allegations they used illegal means, such as deception, wiretapping or hiring private investigators, to try to unearth things against him.