In a statement, Meghan Markle condemned a tabloid industry that “conditions people to be cruel,” and said, “This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right.” She went on, “In the nearly three years since this began, I have been patient in the face of deception, intimidation, and calculated attacks,” adding, “Tomorrow it could be you. These harmful practices don’t happen once in a blue moon—they are a daily fail that divide us, and we all deserve better.” Judges overturned the Mail on Sunday’s appeal against the previous ruling in Meghan’s favor, and rejected the publisher’s attempts to bring the case to trial. Meghan had sued Associated Newspapers Limited, the publisher of the Mail on Sunday and the Mail Online, over the publication of five extracts from a “private and personal letter” she wrote to Thomas Markle in 2018. The judges’ ruling that Meghan had a “reasonable expectation of privacy” in writing the letter brings her three-year fight to an end. Here’s the duchess’s full statement: “This is a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right. While this win is precedent setting, what matters most is that we are now collectively brave enough to reshape a tabloid industry that conditions people to be cruel, and profits from the lies and pain that they create. “From day one, I have treated this lawsuit as an important measure of right versus wrong. The defendant has treated it as a game with no rules. The longer they dragged it out, the more they could twist facts and manipulate the public (even during the appeal itself), making a straightforward case extraordinarily convoluted in order to generate more headlines and sell more newspapers—a model that rewards chaos above truth. In the nearly three years since this began, I have been patient in the face of deception, intimidation, and calculated attacks. “Today, the courts ruled in my favor—again—cementing that The Mail on Sunday, owned by Lord Jonathan Rothermere, has broken the law. The courts have held the defendant to account, and my hope is that we all begin to do the same. Because as far removed as it may seem from your personal life, it’s not. Tomorrow it could be you. These harmful practices don’t happen once in a blue moon—they are a daily fail that divide us, and we all deserve better.” Next up, Find Out What Meghan Markle’s Net Worth Is in 2021 Now That She’s No Longer A Senior Royal
