Meghan Markle Lawsuit Against Tabloid Over "Private" Letter to Dad Gets Preliminary Hearing

Meghan Markle has waged a legal battle against a British newspaper for publishing a confidential letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle, at the height of their fractured relationship. The United Kingdom's High Court held its first hearing in the privacy lawsuit last month and a legal expert told Fox News the courtroom drama will become heightened if and when the Duchess and her estranged father testify against each other.

Jennifer Garner wrote an open letter to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry after they were criticized for sharing a video of their son Archie for his birthday.

As Sussex fam fans rejoiced to see, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released the most adorable video of Archie Harrison on Wednesday.

Meghan Markle has lost the first round of her High Court case against Mail On Sunday newspaper in England. Meghan filed a case against the British tabloid for printing a letter she wrote to her father, for not attending her wedding that took place in May 2018, without her consent. She sued the newspaper for invasion of privacy and copyright infringement. It was announced on March 1 that the judge dismissed a chunk of a lawsuit brought by Meghan.

By Patrick Hipes

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry had a legal setback on Friday in their court battle against a U.K. tabloid.

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Meghan Markle has lost the first High Court legal battle against the publisher of the Mail On Sunday in her privacy claim against the newspaper.The Duchess of Sussex is suing British publisher Associated Newspapers over five articles published in the Mail On Sunday which featured letters exchanged between herself and her father, Thomas Markle.

Meghan Markle has lost her first High Court battle in her ongoing lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday.

Meghan Markle has reportedly hired her late mother-in-law  Princess Diana's lawyer David Sherborne to represent her in the British tabloid case. Meghan Markle is suing Mail and its publisher Associated Newspapers for breach of data protection and infringement of copyright after they published a handwritten letter she wrote to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, post her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018. On behalf of Meghan Markle, David Sherborne will be arguing against the tabloid on Sunday.

Meghan Markle is taking a cue from her late mother-in-law amid her British tabloid case. The 38-year-old Duchess of Sussex has hired David Sherborne for the case. Sherborne previously worked with Princess Diana, Prince Harry's  mother, his website confirms.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are in mourning. A young fan of the royal duo, Holly Smallman, recently died at the age of 18, according to Daily Mail.

Meghan Markle is reportedly willing to testify in her legal case against a British newspaper over the release of a private letter she had written to her father. A preliminary hearing was held in the Duchess of Sussex's court case in the United Kingdom's High Court on Friday, where the royal and her husband, Prince Harry, were expected to join virtually from their residence in Los Angeles, Calif.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's battle with the British media has officially begun. On Friday, a procedural hearing in the duchess' court case against the was held virtually in front of Justice Mark Warby, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The case began at 10:30 a.m. GMT and the Sussexes' team told that the couple got up at 4 a.m. PT in order to call in to part of the proceedings from their new residence in Los Angeles. 

This legal drama is straight out of a Suits script!

A preliminary hearing in the Duchess of Sussex’s legal case against a British newspaper is set to take place in Britain’s High Court on Friday as Meghan challenges the publication of a letter she wrote to her father. Meghan is suing the Mail on Sunday and its parent company, Associated Newspapers, for publishing a letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle.

A preliminary hearing in Meghan Markle's legal case against a British newspaper is set to take place in the United Kingdom's High Court on Friday as the Duchess of Sussex challenges the publication of a private letter she wrote to her father.

A new update has come to light in Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s tabloid lawsuit.