It’s been almost a year since “Megxit” shook the British royal family, an action that may have been foreshadowed by the October 2019 news that Meghan Markle had filed a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, editor of the Daily Mail and The Mail from the United Kingdom. The lawsuit involved a violation of privacy, including copyright infringement, misuse of private information and violation of the Data Protection Act, following the content of the Duchess’s letters to her father, Thomas Markle they were published without permission by the tabloids, amid what Prince Harry characterized as a “ruthless campaign” against his wife.
In subsequent months, the case “has made a number of hair changes,” according to the Sunday Times, with Markle’s lawyers now scheduled to argue for a summary judgment, which, if accepted, will effectively end the lawsuit before going to trial. This is the hope of at least one high royal source who spoke to the Times, expressing concern that a trial would be “deeply uncomfortable for the institution” of the royal family, as well as for the Duke and Duchess themselves. of Sussex.
“A trial would be traumatic for Meghan and Harry, as it would expose the palace’s operations and staff members would be dragged to the witness stand,” the source told the newspaper.
The Times notes that a trial may also require a meeting in the courtroom between Markle and his father, whom the Times quotes as before (and with some threat) stating, “I’ll see Meghan in court.” could mean a first face-to-face meeting between Harry and his father-in-law, who famously stopped attending the couple’s 2018 wedding at the last minute after joining infamous forces with the paparazzi.
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Another figure in this legal drama, not to be confused with Markle’s old television series, Dresses, is “one of the most trusted royal family lawyers,” Gerrard Tyrrell. The Times reports that, giving more information about the events that led to the Megxit,
It is understood that Tyrrell has joined several Sussex aides to advise against Meghan’s lawsuit, but the couple turned to Schillings, a company known for its aggressive tactics on behalf of famous clients annoying the media. .
“Before Harry and Meghan pressed the trigger, we wanted to get them to pass what it would look like if it went all the way. [to trial] and deal with that, ”a royal source said.
But the advice fell on deaf ears; the Sussex left royal life in the United Kingdom in favor of a “new progressive role” in America.
This new progressive role has included several audiences and increasingly personal appearances, consolidating the couple’s exit from the royal family protocol. After inking a multimillion-dollar development deal with Netflix i settling in a new enclosure in Montecito, California. with son Archie last week, the couple released their new podcast on Spotify. A decision on the Markle case is expected this month.