Meghan Markle and her father, Thomas Markle, are said to have fallout since she got married to Prince Harry in 2018. To make the matters worse, the patriarch may attend the court case between his daughter and the Mail on Sunday. This comes after news emerged that he always let the Duchess of Sussex "get away with blue murder."
Earlier, the former actress complained that the publication breached her privacy by publishing a handwritten private letter that she sent to her father in Aug. 2018. In Oct. 2019, the law firm Schillings filed a High Court claim against Associated Newspapers, the Mail on Sunday's parent company, on behalf of the Duke of Sussex's wife.
Meghan Markle sued the publication over its alleged misuse of private information, infringement of copyright, and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018, per Express. However, the Mail on Sunday didn't back down.
This week, it filed a 44-page defense, including the talks between the former Suits star, Prince Harry, and Thomas Markle that included phone calls and texts. It also argued that because the letter it published was "immaculately copied" in her "elaborate handwriting," it only meant that she anticipated it to be seen by a "wider audience." It also added that their move was justified because there was a "huge and legitimate public interest" in the royal family.
BBC also reported that Thomas Markle would testify in the court case against his daughter despite being his favorite child, letting her get away with blue murder. Meghan Markle's step-daughter, Samantha Markle, Thomas' child from his first marriage, said that if his father got called, he would come.
In the new court documents presented to the court, it showed that Mail on Sunday would use evidence against Meghan Markle from his dad. By the looks of it, the paper's new defense came from Thomas Markle.
BBC reporter John Donnison explained that so much of the newspaper's evidence appeared to come directly from Thomas Markle. He also seemed to be cooperating with Mail on Sunday that hinted the possibility of him to be called in the court to testify against Meghan Markle. To recall, the senior Markle used to be at the center of controversy when Meghan was about to marry Prince Harry in 2018.
So, the documents Mail on Sunday would use include the text messages he sent to his child before the royal wedding. Daily Mail, its sister paper, also revealed that Thomas Markle was expected to be called as a "key witness in the case."
