Meghan andPrince Harryhave invested a lot of time, love and moneyrenovating Frogmore Cottageinto a beautiful family home for 6-month-oldArchieto flourish. While this includes landscaped gardens, a green-energy center and a custom kitchen, legal papers submitted to the High Court in London show the home doesn’t include a reported $6,500 copper bathtub, $650,000 of aircraft soundproofing, self-contained yoga studio, orangery or tennis court.
Filed on November 11, the legal papers detail the finer points of Meghan’s suit against the publisher, which accuses theMail on Sundayand its parent company of printing “untrue” stories in an attempt to portray her “negatively.”
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The royal mom, 38, — who recentlywelcomed Hillary Clinton to Frogmore— claims the letter was printed without her consent and was carefully edited to paint a deliberately inaccurate picture of her relationship with her father.
“The omitted parts demonstrate the claimant’s care for her father and others, as well as her concern about the UK tabloid media exploiting her father.”
The legal draft goes onto refute claims that Meghan didn’t inquire about her father’s health or attempt to help him medically or financially. Instead, it states that she “has a long history of looking after her father’s welfare and trying to find solutions to any health problems.”
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The documents add that — contrary to reporting — Thomas did not telephone the royal ahead of her May 2018 wedding to explain that he would not be able to attend. Instead, it says Meghan reached out to her dad before the wedding in order to “protect him, as well as to ensure that he would be able to come.” She also “did not ignore” her dad afterward or argue with him about his decision to not attend, says the text.
It continues, “The claimant’s mother was of course invited, and the claimant also offered to buy her airline tickets. However, her mother was unable to attend due to work commitments.”
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It adds that it was also “untrue and offensive” to suggest that the guests — which includedAmal Clooney,Gayle King, and designer Misha Nonoo — were entirely drawn from a relatively new circle of celebrity friends.
In response to the new legal documents,The Mail on Sundayrepeated its intention to defend the case “with vigor.”
“There is nothing in this document which changes that position,” a spokesman told the BBC.
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Prince Harry— who accompanied Archie and Meghan at aplaygroup session in Windsor for the first timethis week — is also pursuing legal cases against News UK (owner ofThe Sun) and MGN (former owner ofThe Mirror)at the High Court regarding alleged illegalinterception of voicemail messages.
source: people.com
