Win or lose against the Mail on Sunday, the princess has displayed courage in breaking free of the media’s expectationsA consensus is building around the case of Meghan,
Duchess of Sussex v the Mail on Sunday: even if she wins, she still loses. This is different to the argument by the newspaper, which disputes her copyright claim over the contents of a letter, and which, in response to allegations that her privacy has been traduced, has floated the public interest defence: people have a right to know the nature of her character.
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