Meghan Markle Knew Letter To Father Could Be Leaked, Claims Ex-Aide

Meghan Markle successfully sued Associated over a series of articles based on the letter for breach of privacy, copyright and data protection.

The Duchess of Sussex understood that a letter at the centre of a privacy breach row with a British newspaper could be leaked by her father, a court was told Wednesday.

Associated Newspapers Limited on Tuesday began an appeal against a ruling that its publication of parts of the letter to Thomas Markle breached her privacy.

A judge in February ruled the handwritten letter was "personal and private" and said publication was "manifestly excessive and hence unlawful", ordering Associated to print a front-page statement acknowledging her victory.

It has not yet done so because of the appeal, in which lawyers for the publishers argue that the letter was written with the knowledge that it could be made public.