The Duchess of Sussex wins newspaper battle

The Duchess of Sussex has called for an overhaul of the tabloid newspaper industry after the publishers of the Mail on

Sunday lost its Court of Appeal challenge over its publication of a personal letter from Meghan to her father Thomas Markle.

In a statement after judges rejected the attempt by Associated Newspapers to have the case go to trial, Meghan said: “This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right. While this win is precedent-setting, what matters most is that we are now collectively brave enough to reshape a tabloid industry that conditions people to be cruel and profits from the lies and pain that they create. The courts have held the defendant to account, and my hope is that we all begin to do the same.”

Associated Newspapers had attempted to overturn a previous ruling in favour of the Duchess that publishing extracts from the letter misused her private information and infringed her copyright.

They said the letter had been written with “the potential of public consumption in mind because the claimant appreciated Mr Markle might disclose it to the media” and argued this was confirmed by new evidence from Meghan’s former communications officer Jason Knauf.

However, three senior judges dismissed the claim, saying: “Those contents were personal, private and not matters of legitimate public interest.”

Associated Newspapers said it was considering taking the case to the Supreme Court, adding: “We are very disappointed by the decision of the Court of Appeal.”

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