In a statement Tuesday, Prince Harry said he's been a 'silent witness' to Meghan's 'private suffering for too long.'
newspaper—the first strike by the royals against what they say has been a relentless attack on Markle in the British media over the past nine months., Harry said the media"has vilified [Markle] almost daily" and created"lie after lie at her expense simply because she has not been visible while on maternity leave.
In the statement, Harry said parts of the letter were published"unlawfully in an intentionally destructive manner to manipulate you, the reader, and further the divisive agenda of the media group in question." The royal added that the newspaper allegedly"misled you by strategically omitting select paragraphs, specific sentences, and even singular words to mask the lies they had perpetuated for over a year.
"Given the refusal of Associated Newspapers to resolve this issue satisfactorily, we have issued proceedings to redress this breach of privacy, infringement of copyright and the aforementioned media agenda." Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit the township of Tembisa during their royal tour of South Africa on October 02, 2019.Harry and Markle are suing for misuse of private information and breach of the U.K.'s Data Protection Act.
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