Meghan Markle scores front page apology, ‘financial remedies’

The Mail on Sunday published a front-page apology to the Duchess of Sussex on Boxing Day over the publication of a letter she had sent to her estranged father.Meghan successfully sued the publisher after it published a part of the private letter following her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018.A UK High Court judge ordered the public apology.“The Duchess of Sussex wins her legal case for copyright infringement against Associated Newspapers for articles published in The Mail on Sunday and posted on Mail Online,” the front page notice reads.“Following a hearing on 19-20 January, 2021, and a further hearing on 5 May, 2021, the Court has given judgment for the Duchess of Sussex on her claim for copyright infringement,” the public apology continued on another page.“The Court found that Associated Newspapers infringed her copyright by publishing extracts of her handwritten letter to her father in The Mail on Sunday and on Mail Online. Financial remedies have been agreed.”It’s understood Meghan is set to receive a large amount in financial damages.A three-judge panel dismissed the paper’s owner Associated Newspapers Limited’s attempt to bring the case to trial, ruling the former Suits actor, 40, had a reasonable expectation of privacy.In a statement, Meghan said her win was “precedent-setting” and a victory for “right versus wrong”.“This is a victory not just for me but for anyone else who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right,” Meghan said.“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.”