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Prince of Monaco accepts damages in UK libel suit

 
Published on Jan 15, 2013
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Prince Albert II of Monaco (right) and his wife Princess Charlene react during a private audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Jan 12, 2013. Prince Albert has accepted an apology and damages from Britain's Sunday Times newspaper over an article suggesting his wife Princess Charlene was reluctant to marry him. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

LONDON (AP) - Prince Albert of Monaco has accepted an apology and damages from Britain's Sunday Times newspaper over an article suggesting his wife Princess Charlene was reluctant to marry him.

The prince had launched libel action over a July 2011 article that his lawyer said suggested Charlene agreed to a sham marriage in exchange for payment and that the prince had confiscated her passport to prevent her from fleeing Monaco.

The prince's lawyer, Mark Thomson, argued that the article's publication, two days after the couple's wedding, had upset and embarrassed them.

Mr Thomson said Tuesday that the newspaper had admitted the allegations were untrue.

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