London, May 1 (EFE) .- The publishing group of the British tabloid Mail on Sunday won this Friday the first legal battle for the complaint that Meghan Markle filed for having published, without her consent, fragments of a private letter that she sent to her father. Thomas Markle.
In the ruling released today, Superior Court Judge Mark Warby rejected parts of the lawsuit in which the Duchess of Sussex accuses the publishing group Associated Newspapers of having acted "dishonestly" by omitting certain parts of the letter addressed to her father.
The American actress, who, together with her husband, Prince Henry, stopped representing the British monarchy at the end of March, has sued the Associated Newspapers for the publication of five articles, two in the Mail on Sunday and three in MailOnline, in February 2019.
The pieces reproduced excerpts from a letter he wrote by hand and sent to his father in August 2018, five months after he married Elizabeth II's grandson, a link to which Thomas Markle did not go.
The judge rejected accusations that the publication of the texts "caused" problems between Meghan and her father, and the fact that the group had an "agenda" to publish offensive stories about her.
Judge Warby said these allegations should not be part of the case at this stage, because they were "irrelevant" to the Meghan Markle lawsuit for misuse of private information, copyright infringement, and breach of the Protection of Rights Act. Data.
However, he specified that the arguments in question could be reviewed at a later stage of the process (if they are based on an adequate legal basis), since this was only a preview of the trial, for which a date has not yet been set. .
The Duchess of Sussex, who recently moved with her husband and son Archie to Los Angeles, USA, has stated that any compensation she may receive if she wins the case will be donated to a charity against bullying.
The Associated Newspapers, meanwhile, completely denies the allegations, particularly the claim that the letter was edited to change its meaning.
In late April, Enrique and Meghan announced that they were ceasing their collaboration with British newspapers "The Sun", "The Mirror", "The Mail" and "The Express" and justified their decision by publishing false stories.