What is the Mail on Sunday arguing?<\/h2>\n
The newspaper has given what BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond describes as a “very robust” response to Meghan’s claims.<\/p>\n
The paper argues in legal documents that members of the Royal Family, including the duchess, “rely on publicity about themselves and their lives in order to maintain the privileged positions they hold and promote themselves”.<\/p>\n
It said the duchess “did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy that the contents of the letter were private and would remain so”.<\/p>\n
“There is a huge and legitimate public interest in the Royal Family and the activities, conduct and standards of behaviour of its members,” it said.<\/p>\n “This extends not merely to their public conduct, but to their personal and family relationships because those are integral to the proper functioning of the monarchy.”<\/p>\n As evidence that it did not infringe her privacy, the paper says the letter was “immaculately copied” in Meghan’s “elaborate handwriting”, arguing that this care in its presentation meant she anticipated it would be seen and read by a wider audience.<\/p>\n The 44-page legal filing by the Mail on Sunday aims to tackle the duchess’ claims one by one:<\/p>\n In October, law firm Schillings, acting for the duchess,\u00a0filed a High Court claim against the Mail on Sunday<\/a>\u00a0and its parent company Associated Newspapers over the alleged misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.<\/p>\n At the time, Harry said he and his wife were forced to take action against “relentless propaganda”.<\/p>\n Referring to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, he said: “I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces.”<\/p>\n The legal proceedings are being funded privately by the couple and any proceeds will be donated to an anti-bullying charity.<\/p>\n Mr Markle was invited to the royal couple’s 2018 wedding but had to pull out\u00a0because he needed heart surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the run up to the big day, he became embroiled in a controversy over reports he had staged paparazzi photos of himself in wedding-related activities, such as being measured for a new suit.<\/p>\n In December that year,\u00a0he told ITV<\/a>\u00a0he had not spoken to his daughter since she married Harry.<\/p>\n The documents submitted by the Mail on Sunday say a text message days before the wedding signed “Love M and H” admonished Mr Markle for talking to the press. And that he replied: “…I’m sorry my heart attack [is an] inconvenience for you.”<\/p>\n Meghan returned to Canada to be with her son Archie last week.<\/p>\n The duchess visited a women’s centre in Vancouver on Tuesday, in her first public appearance since she and Prince Harry said they would “step back” as full-time royals.<\/p>\n The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre posted a photograph of the duchess with staff and visitors on Facebook, with the caption “Look who we had tea with today”. Her visit was “to discuss issues affecting women in the community”, the group added.<\/p>\n The visit provides a sense of what the family’s future may be like in Canada, following their decision to split their time between the Commonwealth country and the UK.<\/p>\n Prince Harry is expected to join Meghan and Archie in Canada at a later date – he is due to attend an official event at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.<\/p>\n He has been posting on the couple’s Instagram page – announcing that venue for the 2022 Invictus Games – the sporting event he founded for injured service personnel and veterans, which will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany.<\/p>\n Details of the Mail on Sunday’s defence come as the Royal Family seeks to redefine the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s role\u00a0after the pair issued their surprise statement a week ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry met at Sandringham on Monday to discuss the couple’s future.<\/p>\n In a statement released later<\/a>, the Queen said discussions had been “very constructive” and that final decisions will “be reached in the coming days”.<\/p>\n Yes – it is not the first time the royals have taken legal action against the press.<\/p>\n In 2017, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge\u00a0were awarded \u00a392,000 (100,000 euros) in damages<\/a>\u00a0after French magazine Closer printed topless pictures of the duchess in 2012.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Meghan](\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Meghan-Markle.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nWhat is the paper’s response to Meghan’s claims?<\/h2>\n
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How did the case begin?<\/h2>\n
When did Meghan and her father fall out?<\/h2>\n
Where are Meghan and Harry?<\/h2>\n
What about Meghan and Prince Harry ‘stepping back’?<\/h2>\n
Has this sort of case happened before?<\/h2>\n