The royal family is still at odds.
31.03.2023 - 15:27 / usmagazine.com
A royal victory. Meghan Markle has won the defamation lawsuit filed against her by half-sister Samantha Markle.
According to multiple outlets, the $75,000 case was dismissed in Florida on Thursday, March 30. U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell ruled in favor of the Suits alum, 41, noting that the statements she made during her 2021 CBS interview with Prince Harry were clearly opinions and therefore could not possibly be considered defamatory.
The judge also dismissed Samantha’s qualms with the 2020 book Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family, for which she alleged Meghan “contributed false information.” Honeywell ruled that the claims be tossed because the Duchess of Sussex did not write the book herself. (Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand were the authors of Finding Freedom.)
Samantha, 58, sued her half-sibling in March 2022 and claimed that Meghan was not honest about her upbringing during her CBS sit-down one year prior. In the wide-ranging interview, Meghan opened up about her childhood and falling out with dad Thomas Markle.
“I grew up as an only child, which everyone who grew up around me knows, and I wished I had siblings,” the “Archetypes” podcast host said at the time, addressing the public comments Samantha and Thomas, 78, have made since she married Harry, 38, in May 2018. She also alleged that “the last time I saw [Samantha] must have been at least 18, 19 years ago.”
The California native attempted to have the “meritless” lawsuit dismissed in June 2022. Meghan claimed in court docs obtained by Us Weekly that Samantha “deleted numerous specific factual allegations and exhibits from her original complaint” that would
The royal family is still at odds.
in California with her two children while Prince Harry attends the of his father, .According to an alleged “close friend” of Prince Harry, this is because there is still tension within the family likely as a result of their abrupt exit from royal duties in 2020, their interview, their , and , Spare. "At this point, it's become so personal," the source told exclusively.
More and more details are coming out about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s Coronation RSVP.
Markle will stay behind in their expansive mansion in California.The ceremony falls on the birthday of the couple’s son, Archie, who is turning 4. It’s rumored that the conflicting schedule is the duchess’ reasoning for not traveling to London.Speaking Friday on Sky News, writer Sophie Elsworth took a jab at Markle, arguing she is “obsessed with being in the media” and “dominating headlines.”“I can’t believe that woman is not going because she’s obsessed with herself,” Elsworth said, claiming Brits are “rejoicing” that the former “Suits” actress will be “staying well away” from the festivities.Elsworth said it’s a “good decision” that Markle, 41, is not attending, considering how Londoners “despised” the pair at the Queen’s Jubilee last year.The coronation comes months after the publication of the Duke of Sussex’s bombshell memoir “Spare” and the premiere of the couple’s unflattering Netflix docuseries.Markle and Harry, 38, reportedly inked a $100 million deal with the streaming giant for their six-episode show, while “Spare” became the fastest selling nonfiction book of all time.“This guy’s done immense damage to the royal family and makes a fortune out of doing it,” Elsworth said of Harry.
It was "never likely" Meghan Markle would attend King Charles' Coronation after she was put in an "impossible position", Royal sources have claimed.The Duchess of Sussex, 41, will not be attending the King's crowning in May, with husband Prince Harry, 38, jetting to the UK alone for the celebrations, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday. Meghan will remain in California, where she and Harry are based, with the couple's two young children, Archie, three, and Lilibet, one.
Sex Pistols singer John Lydon criticized how Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been handling their royal exit. "So messy," the British singer-songwriter said during an interview with The Telegraph. "If you want to be normal and outside of [the Royal Family], then f--k off. Just f--k off and shut up," he suggested. Although the musician has sympathy for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their decision to part from the royal family, Lydon pointed out that they aren’t leaving quietly. "I’ve had to make decisions like this in the past.
Meghan Markle is said to be 'focusing on parenting' ahead of missing the King's Coronation to stay in California for Prince Archie's fourth birthday next month. On Wednesday it was confirmed that the Duchess of Sussex, 41, will not be at the King's Coronation on 6 May when Prince Harry, 38, makes his way across the pond to attend.
Meghan Markle is highly unlikely to attend another official Palace after deciding to skip King Charles III's coronation in London next month, a royal author has claimed. In a statement released by Buckingham Palace earlier this week, it was confirmed that Prince Harry would be present at his 74 year old father's crowning ceremony alone, with his wife, 41, staying at home in California with their two children.
Meghan Markle has been accused of performing a "vanishing act" as she avoids the spotlight to plan her next move. The Duchess of Sussex has taken a step back from the limelight to "plan, parent and regroup" according to one royal expert.
Some not-so-nice advice. Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has a few words about how Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are handling life away from the British royal family.
The royal family might be relieved Meghan Markle isn’t going to be attending King Charles III’s coronation next month, but not everyone feels the same way!
King Charles’ upcoming coronation, a prominent royal biographer claims. Tom Bower, who penned the best-selling “Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors,” made the shock declaration during an interview with GB News on Thursday, saying he believed Markle may actually have wanted to attend the historic event.
A royal letdown. Meghan Markle won’t be attending father-in-law King Charles III’s coronation in May — and the monarch wishes she could be there.
The role of Prince Harry at the King's Coronation in May has been revealed.
Calling her out! Meghan McCain criticized Meghan Markle for choosing to stay in the U.S. instead of attending King Charles III’s coronation next month.
Sitting this one out. Meghan Markle won’t be attending King Charles III‘s coronation with Prince Harry next month — and her reason for skipping the ceremony has to do with her children.
Meghan Markle was "never likely" to attend King Charles' Coronation next month after being put in an "impossible position". It was announced earlier this week that after weeks of speculation, Prince Harry would attend the historic event while Meghan stayed in America with their two children - Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Royal expert and friend of the Sussexes Omid Scobie has revealed why Meghan Markle will not be attending the coronation of her father-in-law King Charles. Earlier today, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Harry will be attending the coronation, but that his wife and children will not.
Meghan Markle's half-sister Samantha, 58, is attempting to sue the Duchess once again after a previous lawsuit, in which she alleged defamation and "injurious falsehood", was thrown out by a judge. Samantha, who is 17 years older than Meghan, has made several bold claims about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Here is a look back at some of those claims.
Meghan Markle found royal life “very difficult” because of the Queen Mother’s “well-worn mantra”, an expert said. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, rose to fame playing Rachel Zane in US legal drama Suits and her celebrity background meant she had freedom to express herself as she wished - often through her now defunct social media blog, The Tig.