Meghan Markle and her father are ready to face each other in court
Meghan from Sussex and her lawyer announced that they are prepared to present evidence in court to show that the actress's privacy was violated when British media published a handwritten letter by Meghan Markle addressed to her father, Thomas Markle.
However, it is known that Thomas is ready to testify against her daughter and the possibility opens that, in this trial, both will see each other face to face.
This Friday the first stage of the Meghan Markle trial began, which has been titled "Markle vs. Markle" due to the alleged involvement of the actress's father with the leak of the letter. The meeting was held through a video link due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Duchess of Sussex sued Associated Newspapers, the consortium that owns the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, over an article that featured parts of a handwritten letter she sent to her father, Thomas Markle, 75, in August 2018. three months after her wedding day to Prince Harry.
According to the Daily Mail, it is also known that the Duchess's father is prepared to give evidence against her daughter, in a trial that will determine who is right about the letter Meghan wrote to Mr. Markle.
The lawyers of the publishing company, for their part, maintain that the letter is in the public interest because it is a media figure, in addition, as part of their defense they also allege that the content of the text was not modified.
On the other hand, lawyers for the newspapers want to prove that friends of Meghan Markle leaked information to People magazine, so they could be subpoenaed in this lawsuit, Daily Mail reported.
Thomas Markle had previously confessed that he felt pressure to share the letter with the press, especially after its content was misrepresented and aired in the People article, and he told the “Mail” newspaper: “I have to defend myself. I only published parts of the letter because other parts were so painful. The letter did not seem loving to me. "
The court heard today that Meghan testified that her father was "harassed and exploited" by the press, despite not speaking to him for two years. So Antony White QC, of Associated Newspapers, told the judge today that it was "curious" that Mail on Sunday are accused of "harassing, humiliating, manipulating and exploiting" Markle when her daughter has not spoken with her.
Today's hearing is a stepping stone to a full High Court trial that could take place in late 2020 or early 2021, all depending on whether Meghan and Harry want to proceed with what could be the trial of the year.
