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(CNN) - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is suing a tabloid from the United Kingdom, claiming that a private letter was illegally published in the Mail on Sunday . In an extraordinary statement announcing the measure, her husband, Prince Enrique, also accused the newspaper of selectively editing the letter to hide "lies" that the newspaper had said about the duchess, a claim that the newspaper specifically denies.
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“Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the last victims of a British sensational press that campaigns against people without thinking about the consequences, a ruthless campaign that has intensified over the past year, throughout the pregnancy and while raising our newborn son, ”Enrique wrote in an online statement that referred to the treatment of his late mother, Princess Diana, saying he feared that history would“ repeat itself ”.
1 of 46 | Princess Diana remains a beloved figure 20 years after her premature and untimely death. Go through the following gallery to learn about the life of this British icon and the legacy it left.
2 of 46 | Diana, in this one-year-old photo, was born on July 1, 1961 with the name of Diana Frances Spencer. He was born in a noble family, in Sandringham (England). His father, John, was Viscount of Althorp.
3 of 46 | This is Diana, circa 1965. She studied in private schools in England and in Switzerland.
4 of 46 | Diana poses with her brother Charles, in 1968. She had two other sisters: Sarah and Jane.
5 of 46 | Diana, on the far right, is photographed with her father John and with her three brothers, around 1970. On the left: Sarah. Next to Diana: Jane. Diana's parents separated when she was 7 years old and her father was left with custody of the children.
6 of 46 | Here, as a teenager, receiving the kiss of his pony Scuffle, in 1974. A year later he became Lady Diana, when his father was named Count Spencer.
7 of 46 | After finishing school, Diana had different jobs: from cooking, babysitting and being a kindergarten teacher. This photo is from 1980, taking care of two children.
8 of 46 | Diana and her friend Camila Parker-Bowles visit Ludlow Racecourse in October 1980. One of the competing riders was Prince Charles, son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir to the British throne. Diana and Carlos got engaged only a few months later.
9 of 46 | Diana, surprised in her car outside her apartment in London, in November 1980.
10 of 46 | Diana began to be chased by photographers very shortly after her commitment to Prince Charles was announced.
11 of 46 | Diana and Carlos pose at Buckingham Palace after the announcement of their engagement, on February 24, 1981.
12 of 46 | Diana and Carlos arrive at a charity concert, in London, in March 1981.
13 of 46 | The couple and Queen Elizabeth II, in March 1981.
14 of 46 | The royal wedding was on July 29, 1981, in St. Paul's Cathedral, in London. It is estimated that more than 700 million people watched the ceremony on television.
15 of 46 | Carlos and Diana kiss at Buckingham Palace, after marriage.
16 of 46 | Here on their honeymoon, when they left Gibraltar on the royal yacht Britannia.
17 of 46 | Part of the honeymoon was spent in Scotland.
18 of 46 | Carlos and Diana in the Grand National horse race, in April 1982.
19 of 46 | In June 1982 Diana gave birth to her first child: William (Guillermo).
20 of 46 | Diana greets a child on a visit to Wrexham (Wales), in November 1982.
21 of 46 | Carlos, Guillermo and Diana pose together at Kensington Palace in February 1982.
22 of 46 | Diana had her second child (Harry or Enrique, in Spanish) in September 1984.
23 of 46 | Carlos kisses his wife after a polo match in Cirencester (England), in June 1985.
24 of 46 | The princes Guillermo and Enrique play piano in front of their mother in the Palace of Kensington, in October of 1985.
25 of 46 | Diana helps her son Guillermo solve a puzzle, in October 1985.
26 of 46 | Diana attends a polo game in which her husband played, in Palm Beach, Florida, in November 1985.
27 of 46 | Diana dances with actor John Travolta at the White House in November 1985. Behind Travolta is US President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy Reagan. A few weeks later, the velvet dress Diana wore at that dance was auctioned at 240,000 pounds, about $ 362 at the time.
28 of 46 | Diana holds Prince Henry in the royal residence of Gloucestershire (England), in July 1986. Beside him, Prince William.
29 of 46 | Prince William and Princess Diana in a miniature pony in the same royal residential.
30 of 46 | Prince Henry shows here part of his personality, in a photo taken on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, in June 1988.
31 of 46 | Diana and her two children outside Wetherby College, in London, in April 1990.
32 of 46 | Diana and her two children ski in Lech (Austria), in April 1991.
33 of 46 | Diana and Carlos, on a real visit to Toronto (Canada), in October 1991.
34 of 46 | Princess Diana traveled to Egypt in May 1992.
35 of 46 | The royal couple at a memorial ceremony in South Korea in November 1992. A month later their formal separation was announced.
36 of 46 | Diana and her two children visit a theme park in Surrey (England), in April 1993.
37 of 46 | In this photo Diana appears arriving at the Serpentine Gallery, in London, in June 1994.
38 of 46 | A policeman takes away a photographer from Diana in July 1986. He had just announced his divorce from Carlos.
39 of 46 | Diana traveled to Angola in January 1997, to assist in a campaign to combat the antipersonnel mines of the International Red Cross.
40 of 46 | On that same trip to Angola, Diana visited several mined fields.
41 of 46 | Diana met with South African President Nelson Mandela in March 1997, in Cape Town (South Africa).
42 of 46 | He was also with Mother Teresa of Calcutta in New York, in June 1997.
43 of 46 | This image, captured from a video of a security camera, shows Diana arriving at the Ritz Hotel in Paris on August 30, 1997. It is one of Diana's last photos alive.
44 of 46 | That same day this image of Diana was captured in the elevator of the Ritz Hotel in Paris with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed. After leaving the hotel, the couple died in a traffic accident in the tunnel of the Puente del Alma.
45 of 46 | Fayed and driver Henri Paul died immediately. Diana passed away in a hospital in Paris, hours later. A French investigation concluded that Paul was legally drunk and that he was responsible for the accident. In 2008, a British jury of forensic experts determined that Diana and Fayed were killed by Paul's actions and the persecution of the paparazzi, who were behind the couple's car.
46 of 46 | Diana's coffin is taken to Westminster Cathedral in London in September 1997. From behind and from left to right, watching the funeral procession pass: Prince Charles, Prince Henry, Charles Spencer, Prince William and the Prince Felipe Enrique added that “this particular legal action depends on an incident in a long and disturbing pattern of behavior by the British sensationalist media. The content of a private letter was illegally published in an intentionally destructive manner to manipulate you, the reader, and the polarizing agenda of the media group in question. ”
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The law firm Schillings, which represents the Duchess, said legal proceedings were initiated against the Mail on Sunday and its parent company, Associated Newspapers, for the misuse of private information, copyright infringement and non-compliance of the United Kingdom Data Protection Act of 2018.
A newspaper spokesman said: “ The Mail on Sunday keeps the story he published and will defend this case vigorously. Specifically, we categorically deny that the Duchess's letter has been edited in any way that has changed its meaning. ”
When asked about the announcement of the lawsuit, John Wellington, managing editor of The Mail on Sunday , did not comment on when the newspaper heard about the lawsuit, or on which law firm represented the company.
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Enrique and Meghan currently travel through southern Africa. The timing of the lawsuit is not related to his travels, but to specific legal advice, a palace source told CNN on Tuesday. The source asked not to be named discussing the private affairs of the couple.
"My deepest fear is that history repeats itself"
In his statement, Enrique said that he and his wife believed in "objective and truthful reports" and that the couple considered media freedom as a "cornerstone of democracy."
But he also said that he felt that some reports about his wife were "intimidating" and that he feared that "history would be repeated", an apparent reference to Diana, who was the subject of fierce media attention and died in a car accident in Paris while his driver fled the paparazzi.
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“My deepest fear is that history repeats itself. I have seen what happens when someone I love becomes merchandise to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person, ”he said.
"I lost my mother and now I see my wife being a victim of the same powerful forces."
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