LONDON (UK) – Meghan, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has asked a London court to suspend the trial of her action against a British tabloid seeking privacy. A judge ruled the paper could bring changes its case to include details from a recently published biography.
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is suing Associated Newspapers over articles in the Mail on Sunday, which had parts of a handwritten letter she had sent to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, in August 2018.
A hearing to consider costs and case-management issues was due to take place on Thursday ahead of a trial in January.
But Meghan’s lawyers have filed an application for the trial to be postponed. A judge will decide on Thursday on the plea.
Meghan is arguing her case is apt for a summary judgment, and is urging the judge to strike out the Mail on Sunday’s defence.
Lawyers for Meghan say the letter’s publication indicated exploitation of private information and violated her copyright. They are seeking aggravated damages from the paper.
As part of the claim, the lawyers argue the Mail had deliberately left out parts of the letter, never intended to be made public, so that the royals can be tainted.
Meghan and Harry are now living in Los Angeles with their baby son Archie, having stepped down from their royal roles at the end of March.
