00:00Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are finally taking a stand against the British press.
00:05The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, tired of lies being printed about them in the British
00:09tabloids, are now fighting back and suing Associated Newspapers.
00:13According to the royal couple's official website, Markle is suing Associated Newspapers
00:17Mail on Sundays for unlawfully publishing a private letter she wrote to her father,
00:22Thomas Markle. Meghan alleges that the publication used her letter, published in
00:26February as part of its campaign to publish false and derogatory stories about her
00:30and her husband. The royal couple has promised to donate any damages received to
00:35an anti-bullying charity. Alongside the announcement, Prince Harry issued a lengthy
00:39statement as to their reasons for litigating this matter, citing that he's seen his
00:43wife suffer for too long and the decision to pursue legal action was many months in the making.
00:48Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid
00:52press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences,
00:57a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year throughout her pregnancy
01:01and while raising our newborn son. He continued, saying,
01:05This particular legal action hinges on one incident in a long and disturbing
01:09pattern of behavior by British tabloid media. The contents of a private letter were
01:13published unlawfully in an intentionally destructive manner to manipulate you, the reader.
01:18In his statement, Prince Harry says it's time for tabloids to be held accountable,
01:22saying his worst fear is history repeating itself, referencing his own mother,
01:26Princess Diana's untimely passing at the hands of tabloids and paparazzi.
01:30I've seen what happens when someone I love is commoditized to the point that they are
01:34no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother, and now I watch my wife
01:39falling victim to the same powerful forces. For more on this story, head to THR.com.
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