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Meghan Markle is repeating the steps taken by Princess Diana to “try to control the news agenda,” a British author and royal commentator has claimed. Harry Mount also suggested that the Duchess made a mistake in starting a privacy case against a major British newspaper.
Mount said Princess Diana was “the first royal girl to attempt to control the news agenda in 1995,” with her controversial BBC Panorama interview with journalist Martin Bashir.
It suggests that Meghan is following the same path, suing Associated Newspapers, the editors of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Mail Online, for publishing private letters sent to her father, Thomas Markle.
She seeks damages from the publisher for alleged misuse of private information, copyright infringement, and violation of the Data Protection Act.
Associated Newspapers fully denies the allegations, in particular the Duchess’s claim that the letter was edited in some way that changed its meaning, and says it will dispute the case vehemently.
The commentator suggested that Meghan will not be the one to benefit from the case.
He said: “The only people who benefit when the royal family takes matters into their own hands are the lawyers.”
Mount, who previously worked as a lawyer, later drew parallels between the two royal women.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, she said: “The Martin Bashir story and the Duchess of Sussex’s lawsuit highlight the challenges for those who marry at the Firm, particularly young, independent-minded women.
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“The Queen never grants interviews and never uses the law.
“The Duchess of Cambridge is learning to emulate her.”
Mount added: “It is better to be a cipher, that is, to do nothing, than to go to the law or give interviews to the BBC or ITV.”
In a final warning to members of the Royal Family, he shared a quote from Victorian constitutional writer Walter Bagehot, which reads: “[Royalty’s] the mystery is his life.
“We must not let in daylight on magic.”
Commenting on the phrase, Mount said: “Royalty should not let television stand out on that magic, nor on the lethal gaze and face of the law.”
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