It’s almost a year since ‘Megxit’ rocked the British royal family, a move that may have been predicted by the October 2019 news that Meghan Markle has filed a lawsuit against the Associated Newspapers, publisher of the British Daily Mail and The Mail, recorded. The case alleges that the privacy was violated – including infringement of copyright, misuse of private information and violation of the Protection of Persons Act – after the contents of letters from the Duchess to her estranged father. Thomas Markle was published without permission by the tabloids amid what characterized Prince Harry as a ‘ruthless campaign’ against his wife.
In the months since, the case has made a series of hairstyles, according to the Sunday Times, with Markle’s lawyers now planning to argue for a summary verdict, which, if accepted, would effectively end the case before it is heard. It is the hope of at least one senior royal source who spoke to the Times and expressed concern that a trial would be ‘deeply uncomfortable for the institution’ of the royal family, as well as for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex herself.
“A trial would be traumatic for Meghan and Harry. It would expose the palace’s operations, staff members would be dragged into it on the witness stand,” the source told the newspaper.
The Times notes that a trial may also require a controversial court settlement between Markle and her father, which the Times quoted earlier (and somewhat threateningly): “I will see Meghan in court.” If so, it could also be a first meeting between Harry and his father-in-law, who famously pulled from attending the couple’s 2018 wedding service at the last minute after they infamously quarreled with the paparazzi.
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Another character in this legal drama – not to be confused with Markle’s former TV series, Package, ‘is one of the most trusted lawyers in the royal family’, Gerrard Tyrrell. The Times provides further insight into the events that led to Megxit:
According to Tyrrell, he joined several senior Sussex assistants to advise Meghan’s case, but the couple turned to Schillings, a firm known for its aggressive tactics on behalf of celebrity clients who are upset about the media.
‘Before Harry and Meghan pulled the trigger, we wanted to see what it would look like if it went all the way [to trial] and to deal with it, ”said a royal source.
But the council fell on deaf ears; the Sussexes ended royal life in the United Kingdom in favor of a ‘progressive new role’ in America.
That progressive new role has a number of public and increasingly personal appearances, which reinforces the couple’s departure from the protocol of senior royals. Na ink a multi-million dollar development deal with Netflix and establish them in a new connection in Montecito, California. with son Archie, last week, the couple launched their new podcast on Spotify. A decision on Markle’s case is expected this month.