A paparazzi agency "unlawfully invaded" Meghan Markle and baby Archie's privacy and has agreed never to photograph the Sussexes again, a court heard.
The Duchess of Sussex, 39, took Splash News and Picture Agency to court after it snapped "long lens" photographs of her and her son in a park in Canada last January.
At a virtual High Court hearing on Friday, Splash agreed the photos were an "unlawful invasion of privacy" and the syndication of the images was a violation of data and protection rights.
Details of the settlement were read to Mr Justice Nicklin, with the agency agreeing not to take any photos of Meghan, her husband Prince Harry or their one-year-old son Archie, should it come out of administration.
Former Suits actress Meghan brought privacy and data protection claims against Splash in March this year.
Jenny Afia, solicitor for the duchess, said on July 1, after the claim was issued and served, Splash UK was placed into administration.
She said: "In light of the administration, the parties have agreed to settle the claim against Splash UK.
"The administrators of Splash UK have undertaken that, should the entity come out of administration, Splash UK will not take any photographs of the duke and duchess or their son in the future."
Ms Afia told the court the pictures were taken while Meghan and Archie were "on a private family outing in a remote rural setting” and there was zero public interest.
The Sussexes were living in a waterfront mansion on Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia in western Canada, at the time after moving away from the UK.
They had announced in January that they were quitting life as senior royals.
The day before the "long lens" images were taken, Ms Afia said, a Splash photographer carried out a “full reconnaissance” of the property where the Sussexes were staying.
Ms Afia said the photographer walked around the home, examined entry and exit points, and put a camera over the fence to take pictures.
Splash accepted the claims during a hearing that lasted about six minutes.
Neil Allen, of the administrators of Splash, said on behalf of the agency: "I accept all that Ms Afia has said."
The claim was brought by Meghan in her own right and by her and her husband, Harry, on behalf of Archie.
Speaking after the case, a spokesman for Schillings, Harry and Meghan's legal representation, said: "As explained in today's hearing, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have successfully settled a legal claim brought at the beginning of this year against the paparazzi agency Splash UK.
"This settlement is a clear signal that unlawful, invasive and intrusive paparazzi behaviour will not be tolerated and that the couple takes these matters seriously - just as any family would.
"A simultaneous and similar claim against Splash US, a sister company to Splash UK, continues to move forward in the British court system."
Harry, 36, Meghan and Archie are now living in a mansion north of Los Angeles, and they have signed a lucrative deal to record and produce podcasts for streaming giant Spotify.
Harry and Meghan's production company Archewell Audio has gone into partnership with Spotify for an undisclosed sum, estimated to be worth around £30million.
The announcement came a few months after the couple signed a Netflix deal to produce a range of programmes and series, rumoured to be worth more than £100million.
