Duchess Meghan (40) has in the dispute over the partial publication of a letter to her father also the appeal proceedings against the publisher of Mail on Sunday won. The Court of Appeal in London confirmed an earlier ruling by the High Court, according to which Meghan’s personal rights were violated by the publication. “The content was personal, private and not of legitimate public interest,” judge Geoffrey Vos justified the decision on Thursday.
Prince Harry’s wife was satisfied with the verdict. “This is not just a victory for me, but for anyone who has ever feared standing up for a just cause,” said a statement from the Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan has been in a clinch with her father Thomas Markle since her wedding to Prince Harry (37) in May 2018. The letter a few months later should repair the relationship, according to Meghan. The now 77-year-old pensioner saw it differently and gave the letter to the journalists of Mail on Sunday Further. During the appeal process, the publisher argued that Meghan had already accepted publication of the letter when writing it by deliberately choosing the wording carefully. The court saw it differently.