Meghan Markle’s about-face

Last February, Meghan Markle won her battle against the Mail on Sunday, sued for invasion of privacy after the publication of a letter from the Duchess of Sussex to her father, Thomas Markle, in 2018 (after her marriage to Prince Harry). The tabloid appealed and a new trial is held until Thursday, November 11 in London. From the start, defense lawyers have sought to demonstrate that Meghan Markle had done everything to influence public opinion. This week, a new element came to support their strategy.

Jason Knauf, former Sussex communications secretary, was called to testify on Wednesday, AFP reports, including BFMTV echoed. He revealed that Meghan Markle had been in contact with Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, the authors of the unofficial biography Finding Freedom (in France : Free). According to this witness, the duchess exchanged “in person and by e-mail” with the two biographers on the contents of the book, which made the British royalty tremble so much.

Meghan Markle apologizes to judges

Meghan and Harry have always denied participating in any way in the writing of this biography, which brought to light many scoops on the reasons for their exile in the United States. But Meghan confessed this week to having contributed to the book and sent her apologies by mail. However, she charged Jason Knauf, implying that he (with her consent) would have transmitted information to the two biographers himself, and the Mail on Sunday who, according to her, would have shared from “personal informations” and much more detailed than those present in the book.

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“I acknowledge that Mr. Knauf provided information to the authors and that he did so in my knowledge“, wrote the Duchess of Sussex in her letter. And to add: “I apologize to the court for not not remembering these exchanges at the time. “

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