The Reason Meghan Markle Is Doubling Down On Her Tabloid Lawsuit

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are doubling down on their lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday. It was first reported in October 2019 that the royal couple was suing the outlet for publishing a handwritten letter sent from Markle to her estranged father. 

"As a couple, we believe in media freedom and objective, truthful reporting," said Prince Harry at the time (via The Guardian). "We regard it as a cornerstone of democracy and in the current state of the world — on every level — we have never needed responsible media more. Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences — a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year, throughout her pregnancy and while raising our newborn son."

Prince Harry said that the letter omitted critical details in order to put Markle in a bad light. "In addition to their unlawful publication of this private document, they purposely misled you by strategically omitting select paragraphs, specific sentences, and even singular words to mask the lies they had perpetuated for over a year," he said.