Megan Markle apologizes to the British justice 1:39
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A UK court upheld a ruling in favor of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, as part of her litigation against a newspaper publisher who reproduced parts of a private letter she sent to her father, Thomas Markle, in August 2018.
Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) had appealed against an earlier ruling that the Duchess had a reasonable expectation of privacy, but the Court of Appeal upheld the decision on Thursday.
ANL and the group's tabloid The Mail on Sunday previously said they stood by the decision to publish excerpts from the handwritten letter and would vigorously defend the case.
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In a statement, Meghan celebrated the trial and expressed her hopes that it would help change the UK newspaper industry.
"This is a victory not only for me, but for anyone who has ever been afraid to stand up for what is right," the statement read.
"While this victory sets a precedent, what matters most is that we are now brave enough to reshape a tabloid industry that conditions people to be cruel and profits from the lies and pain they create."
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