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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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- Associated Newspapers argues that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry cooperated with a recent book about their life as a means of influencing the public.
- Your claim is to amend your defense against privacy violation and copyright allegations in an ongoing case.
- Harry and Meghan’s lawyer, Justin Rushbrooke, reiterated in court that the royal couple “did not cooperate” with the authors of the book.
Meghan Markle’s lawyers denied Monday that she and Prince Harry collaborated with the authors of a recent book about their life together.
The denial came as Associated Newspapers attempted to amend its defense against claims you violated your privacy and copyright publishing excerpts from a letter he wrote to his father.
Former actress Markle became the Duchess of Sussex when she married Prince Harry in 2018. The couple earlier this year left front-line royal duties and moved to the United States.
At a hearing on the case at London High Court, Associated, which publishes the Sunday mail weekly and Online Mail website, requested to modify its defense.
He argued that she “cooperated with the authors of the recently published book Find freedom to put your version of certain events “out there.
Antony White, representing Associated, said the book gave “every appearance of having been written with their extensive cooperation (from Meghan and Harry).”
The newsgroup wanted to allege that she “caused or allowed information to be provided directly or indirectly to the authors, and to cooperate with them … including by giving or allowing information about the letter to be provided.”
He argues that it was justified to publish excerpts of the letter in 2019 because five of Markle’s friends had spoken about it in an interview with the American magazine. Persons.
The Mail on Sunday said he used his friends “as de facto public relations agents” to “influence the media in a positive way.”
Meghan’s legal team said excerpts from the letter in question and included in the book were “removed” from the disputed articles.
“Plaintiff and her husband did not collaborate with the authors on the book, nor were they interviewed for it, nor did they provide photographs to the authors for the book,” attorney Justin Rushbrooke told the court.
The case is the most prominent in Harry and Meghan’s increasingly fierce war with the media, particularly the British tabloid press.
The court was told that the overall legal costs were estimated at around £ 3 million (R64.5 million) up to and including the trial, which is due to start in January.
Harry and Meghan’s retirement in March came after reports that she was deeply unhappy with life within the royal family and complaints about media intrusion.
The couple, who live with their young son, Archie, in California recently signed an exclusive agreement with the streaming giant Netflix for an undisclosed fee.
They have establish a non-profit organization promote education, mental health and well-being.
