Prince Harry is facing a major financial setback just as he and Meghan Markle prepare to move back to the United Kingdom.
A UK High Court judge has ordered Harry and six other claimants to make an initial £9.54 million ($13 million) payment toward the legal costs of Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail. The payment is due by August 28.
The group had brought a case accusing the publisher of unlawful information gathering, but the claims were rejected last month following an 11-week trial. The judge also ordered that the additional costs be assessed on an indemnity basis, potentially increasing the amount the claimants ultimately have to pay.
The legal blow comes as Harry and Meghan prepare for a major change in their personal lives. The couple plans to return to Britain with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, six years after moving to California. The children are expected to attend school in the U.K. this autumn.
The Sussexes will remain non-working royals and are not expected to move into a royal residence.
Their return has already sparked speculation about whether Harry could rebuild his relationship with his father, King Charles III, and especially his brother, Prince William.
With Harry’s legal battle, his family’s return to Britain and renewed attention on the royal family all happening at once, the Duke of Sussex is once again at the center of global headlines.