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London newspaper sorry for royals story
One of Britain's most-read newspapers was on Friday forced to apologise after falsely reporting that Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip was suffering from prostate cancer.
London: One of Britain's most-read newspapers was on Friday forced to apologise after falsely reporting that Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip was suffering from prostate cancer.
London's Evening Standard made the apology after Buckingham Palace complained to the Press Complaints Commission about the August 6 front-page story.
"We now accept that the story was untrue and that he is not suffering from any such condition," the Evening Standard said.
"We unreservedly apologise both to him and to his family for making this distressing allegation and for breaching his privacy."
Buckingham Palace said it complained because the story was not true and damaging and was being reported by other media.
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