Pop singer Madonna has accepted damages from the Mail on Sunday over 'purloined' photographs of her wedding to Guy Ritchie. The paper had admitted privacy and infringement of copyright after publishing 10 pictures from her wedding in the Scottish Highlands in December 2000,

The singer was not present at London's High Court for the settlement of her action against Associated Newspapers. Madonna would be donating the damages to her Raising Malawi charity, her solicitor, John Kelly, told Justice Peter Smith.