The mission of Prince Harry to tame the British media has produced results in court. But the jury is out on whether it will have a broader impact or be just another chapter — or headline — in the long history of tabloids behaving badly.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers gave Harry an “unequivocal apology,” admitting for the first time to unlawful activities at The Sun and agreeing to pay what it called substantial damages.

Prince Harry’s lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloid newspapers — the royal’s latest in his ongoing war against the U.K. press — is set to begin. Opening arguments are due to take place in London’s High Court today,