Amid Meghan Markle's first loss against a British tabloid in the High Court battle, the Duchess of Sussex vowed to move forward and continue the fight. Mail on Sunday won the initial court case against the privacy claim of Prince Harry's wife over the publication of her personal letter to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, but it seemed like she wouldn't let it affect her.
Meghan Markle sued British publisher, Associated Newspapers, over the five articles published in the Mail on Sunday and three on the Mail Online in February 2019. The articles showed some parts of her private handwritten letter to her father from August 2018.
"Today's ruling makes very clear that the core elements of this case do not change and will continue to move forward," Schilling's spokesperson, who acts on behalf of the former actress, said, via Express. The spokesman explained that although the judge recognized the claim for "breach of privacy and copyright," the ruling seemed to show that "dishonest behavior is not relevant."
The spokesperson continued to say that honesty and integrity were what really matters. But, in regards to Mail on Sunday and Associated Newspapers, it seemed it lacked these things. Anyhow, they said they respected the judge's decision, and their strong case against these publications would continue.
The legal battle would focus more on the subject of a personal, intimate, and handwritten letter that a daughter sent to her father, published by the Mail on Sunday without their authorization. So, Meghan Markle promised to move forward after Justice Warby, who delivered the ruling, said the judgment was given after the pre-trial application hearing.
According to Deadline, Warby dismissed the claims that Associated Newspapers were dishonest as it only quoted some passages of the former Suits star's letter. It also discarded the allegations that the Daily Mail dilated the rift between the father and daughter to tell negative stories about her.
Schillings stressed that the former Suits star's rights were violated, and the legal boundaries about privacy were crossed with the unauthorized publication of her personal letter. They also said that the ruling made it clear that the core elements of their case would never change.
The spokesman emphasized that all the "distortive, manipulative, and dishonest tactics" of the Mail on Sunday Mail to make adverse reporting about Meghan Markle were on full display. Hence, they were surprised the ruling favored the publication, disregarding the issue of dishonest behavior.
