Lawyers: Senior royals advised Meghan to write to her father

Duchess of Sussex was vised by two senior members of Britain’s royal family to write a letter to her estranged far that a British newspaper later published in part, court papers filed Wednesday show. former Meghan Markle, 39, is suing publisher Associated Newspapers for invasion of privacy and copyright infringement over five articles that included portions of handwritten letter she wrote to her far after her 2018 marri to Prince Harry.

articles were published in Mail on Sunday newspaper and on MailOnline website in February 2019. A document filed at London’s High Court by duchess’ legal team said Meghan wrote Thomas Markle letter “in an attempt to get him to stop talking to press.”

document said that due to her “distress” at media cover of her far “and as newest member of royal family who wanted to follow protocol, claimant sought vice from two senior members of royal family on how best to dress situation.” It said she wrote letter “in accordance with vice that she h received.” document did t name members of royal family consulted by Meghan.

Associated Newspapers, which strongly denies duchess’ allegations, has claimed Meghan h help writing letter from her and Harry's n-communications director, Jason Knauf, or or palace staff. Meghan’s lawyers said she showed a draft of letter to her husband and to Knauf, and that Knauf provided “feedback on draft but actual wording.”

Markle, an American actress and star of TV legal drama “Suits,” married Harry, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, in a lavish ceremony at Windsor Castle in May 2018. ir son, Archie, was born following year. Early this year, couple anunced y were quitting royal duties and moving to rth America, citing what y said was unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of British media. y recently bought a house in Santa Barbara, California.

new document also reveals that Meghan allowed someone she knew to speak to authors of “Finding Freedom,” a behind--scenes book about her and Harry. Associated Newspapers’ lawyers argue that Meghan me personal information public by cooperating with authors of book to set out a version of events favorable to her.

duchess’ lawyers say neir she r Harry collaborated with authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand. But Meghan did allow an unidentified individual to communicate “true position” on one aspect of her relationship with her far to authors, new document says. It says she wanted to correct false impression conveyed by Thomas Markle “that she h abandoned him.”

Last month, High Court judge Mark Warby agreed to a request by Meghan to postpone trial of case by about nine months, from January until fall 2021. decision followed a hearing held in private, and Warby said reason for delay request should be kept confidential.In a ruling on aspects of case on Wednesday, Warby said Thomas Markle h t been told reason for delay.

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