The dispute between Duchess Meghan and the publisher "Mail on Sunday" devours huge sums of money.
Duchess Meghan (39) has been litigating the British newspaper "Mail on Sunday" and its publisher Associated Newspapers for a long time because of a violation of personal rights. The cost of the Supreme Court proceedings has now become known. According to the British tabloid "The Sun", they amount to £ 1.8 million for Prince Harry's (36) wife alone (around EUR 2 million).
"Excessive and disproportionate"
The considerable sum is made up as follows: 524,000 pounds (about 570,600 euros) for the process preparation and 304,700 pounds (about 331,800 euros) for the process itself, as well as 200,000 pounds (about 217,800 euros) for the filing of the action, 190,000 pounds (about 206,900 Euros) for disclosure and £ 104,110 (about 113,400 euros) for declarations.
The newspaper will also raise costs of £ 1.2 million, according to documents released in court. The judge, Master Francesca Kaye, allegedly described the total litigation costs as "excessive and disproportionate". Because despite the parties involved, according to their assessment, it is a "personal dispute" without "major public interest".
Negotiation in January
The reason for the process is the publication of a handwritten letter from Duchess Meghan to her father Thomas Markle (76) from 2018, which was printed by the "Mail on Sunday". The Duchess sees this as an abuse of private information and violates her personal and data protection rights.
The trial is scheduled for January 2021 and should last ten days. Meghan is supposed to meet her father in court. The 39-year-old is no longer represented by star lawyer David Sherborne as before. Instead, she should now rely on Justin Rushbrooke QC – an arch rival of Sherborne according to "The Times".