Clash in Buckingham over Meghan Markle's betrayal of Queen Elizabeth II
In her war against the British tabloids, the Duchess of Sussex claimed that she felt "unprotected" by the British royal family during her pregnancy and that they would not let her defend herself
In new documents filed as part of her battle in London courts against The Mail on Sunday newspaper and its parent company, Associated Newspapers, for giving "false information" about her to harm her, Meghan Markle said she felt "unprotected." by the British royal family when she was pregnant.
Prince Harry's wife, 38, claims he had become the subject of a large number of false and harmful articles in UK newspapers, causing her "tremendous emotional distress and damage to her mental health." .
The legal text also says that the Crown prohibited him from going out to defend himself. According to The Guardian newspaper, the Windsors follow a strict policy of not reacting to any kind of news that is published about them, whether it is true or false.
However, the former American actress did not share that code of silence and, at that moment, she would have liked to be able to say or do something to give her version of events.
As a result of the treatment by the UK tabloid media, the legal team added that the Duchess was "aware that her friends were deeply concerned for her well-being, specifically because she was pregnant, unprotected by the institution and prohibited from defending herself."
The Duchess of Sussex, who currently lives with Harry and their son Archie in Los Angeles, has claimed that any compensation she may receive if she wins the case will be donated to an anti-bullying charity.
In his lawsuit, he also criticized the salary received by some members of the British Crown, such as the princesses Beatriz and Eugenia de York, for their appearances on behalf of Elizabeth II compared to the work she performed as an official member of the family. In the documents presented by his legal team, he points directly to the two daughters of Prince Andrew, by ensuring that there are British royals who work and collect. Markle claims that she did not understand why the sisters could earn a living in another way outside of their official roles and she could not.
The truth is that the daughters of the Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson collaborate with private charities and do not have an institutional function under the orders of Buckingham Palace, something that did happen with Meghan Markle when she married the youngest son of Carlos de England on May 19, 2018. Until last March 31, when the Megxit became effective, the Duchess was a senior member of the British royal family and, as such, fulfilled official commitments on behalf of the Queen Isabel II, receiving an annual public allowance for this.
On the other hand, and with the aim of silencing her detractors, the Duchess of Sussex also wanted to refer to the criticisms and accusations regarding the fortune that was spent on her wedding with Harry, and presented documents that show that the event in the Windsor Castle ended up raising more than $ 1 billion in tourism for Britain, a figure that his lawyers say "far exceeds" the money contributed by taxpayers, estimated at $ 30 million.
At the end of April, the royal couple announced that they were ending their collaboration with the British newspapers The Sun, The Mirror, The Mail and The Express, and justified their decision by publishing false stories about them.
The open war between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry against the British tabloids is exposing the internal war of the Duchess of Sussex with the royal family, which does not leave the latter in a very good place.
Russell Myers, the editor-in-charge of the British royals of the Daily Mirror newspaper, said on the Good Morning Britain television program that Charles of Wales as well as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are devastated by Harry's wife's statements.
Myers said that Queen Elizabeth II, 94, is very disappointed by the words of her grandson's wife, since she always supported the Duchess and took care at all times to integrate her into the family.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, royal author Phil Dampier noted that the Queen feels “betrayed” by Markle. “She broke the protocol of inviting Meghan to Christmas at Sandringham before getting married, and the couple ended up with a beautiful multi-million pound house in Windsor. Some may wonder: what more did they want?
Sabel II gifted them with Frogmore Cottage, a country house on the Windsor grounds. Between late 2018 and early 2019, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent close to £ 2.3 million (almost $ 3 million), taxpayer money, for its refurbishment.
In December 2017, six months before the royal wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the Queen invited her grandson's fiancee to spend Christmas Day at Sandringham with the rest of the royal family. This move marked a clear break in the royal tradition, which was repeated once again on Christmas Day 2019, when the monarch invited the future husband of Princess Beatrice, the Italian Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, to Sandringham.
