This archive report was first published on 2 October 2019.
On October 2, 2019, Prince Harry announced that his wife, Meghan Markle, was taking legal action against Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper over the publication of a private letter.
The Duke of Sussex described the situation as a 'relentless propaganda' campaign against his wife, drawing parallels with the treatment of his mother, Princess Diana, before her death in a Paris car crash in 1997.
"My deepest fear is history repeating itself," Prince Harry said in a statement. "I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces."
Prince Harry accused the Mail on Sunday of publishing the letter 'unlawfully in an intentionally destructive manner' and 'purposely misleading' readers by omitting key information.
The statement did not reference a specific letter, but it is believed to be related to a handwritten letter that Meghan Markle sent to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, which was published by the Mail on Sunday earlier in the year.
