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(CNN) - Seventy-two parliamentarians have written to the Duchess of Sussex to express their solidarity against the “obsolete colonial backgrounds” that appear against her and her family in the press.
The parliamentarians, from across the political spectrum, said they support her in "taking a stand against the often unpleasant and misleading nature of the stories printed in several of our national newspapers about you, your character and your family."
The stories and the headlines had sometimes "tried to give opinions about his character, without any good reason as far as we can see," the letter adds.
"Even more worrisome, we are condemning what can only be described as an obsolete colonial background in some of these stories," parliamentarians continued, adding that this could not "be allowed without questioning."
They added that they share "an understanding of abuse and intimidation" used against women in public positions.
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The signatories include Labor MPs Jess Phillips, Stella Creasy and Holly Lynch, Conservative MPs Tracey Crouch and Antoinette Sandbach, Layla Moran of the Liberal Democrats and Joan Ryan of Change UK. In total, they represent more than a third of the 208 women in the House of Commons.
Lynch posted the letter on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, writing that parliamentarians from all parties had put aside their differences "to sympathize with the Duchess of Sussex."
Women MPs from all political parties have put aside our differences to stand in solidarity with the Duchess of Sussex today and are sending her this open letter. pic.twitter.com/ytLHG5qPf4
- Holly Lynch MP (@ HollyLynch5) October 29, 2019
The parliamentarians ended their letter asking the press to respect a person's right to privacy and stop "trying to tear down a woman for no apparent reason."
His comments come after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex talked about the tension that the press coverage was causing them in an ITV documentary earlier this month.
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Meghan said that she had really tried to adopt a "rigid upper lip" attitude, but confessed that "internally ... it was probably very harmful."
Both Enrique and Meghan have recently filed legal proceedings against British newspapers.
In early October, Harry initiated legal action against the owners of The Sun and The Mirror for alleged telephone attacks dating back to the early 2000s. Meanwhile, Meghan is suing The Mail of Sunday for publishing a private letter that He had sent him to his father.
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Hillary Clinton recently criticized the "inexplicable" treatment of the British media against Meghan. In an interview with The Sunday Times Magazine published on October 13, Clinton said he believed Meghan's mixed race heritage was "certainly part of it," and added: "If the explanation is that it is biracial, then everyone is ashamed." .
The couple is currently on a six-week break from royal duties.
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