After two years of revealing interviews, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now facing the legal consequences of their bombshell series of tell-alls.
Samantha Markle, Meghan’s estranged half-sister, has filed a lawsuit against her for $75,000, accusing her of spreading lies and defaming her on an international scale.
Samantha is determined to have the truth revealed in court.
Lady C, a well-known royal commentator, believes that Samantha Markle will not settle the lawsuit.
Lady C, who is also interested in clearing her own and her father’s name, hinted that Samantha is receiving powerful support for her case.
She even suggested that if this lawsuit goes to trial, it could potentially destroy Harry and Meghan.
Last week, a US judge dismissed Meghan’s final attempt to avoid a deposition in a defamation and grievous falsehood case brought against her by Samantha.
Now, both Meghan and Prince Harry will have to face questioning under oath from Samantha’s lawyers.
Samantha’s legal team plans to investigate whether Meghan fabricated her upbringing to promote a rags-to-royalty fairy tale and will push her to retract any insinuations of racism within the royal family.
However, Meghan has refused to provide private communications with Oprah Winfrey, despite Samantha’s demand for them to be presented in court.
According to court documents, Meghan and her legal team have objected to several requests for documents from Samantha.
Samantha has specifically requested all communications between Meghan and Oprah, as well as any communications between the two that mention Samantha.
Meghan argues that the first request violates her right to privacy and claims there are no communications with Oprah regarding Samantha.
As for documents related to the book “Finding Freedom,” Meghan suggests that Samantha should seek them from the author and other third parties.
Samantha has also asked Meghan to submit any documents relating to or listing the attendees of her first wedding.
Meghan has objected to this request, stating that the information is irrelevant to the case.
This legal battle has caught the attention of Prince William, Harry’s brother, who is reportedly closely following the proceedings.
It was reported that William was furious when Meghan claimed that someone within the senior royals had made concerning comments about the potential skin color of a future child.
Although Meghan clarified that neither Prince Philip nor Queen Elizabeth made those remarks, the accusations lingered over the rest of the royal family.
At the time, William was considering taking legal action but was advised against it by Queen Elizabeth.
With her passing last September, there is no longer anyone to dissuade William, potentially leading to a courtroom confrontation between the brothers.
Insiders suggest that Harry may be aware of this possibility, as he recently made a surprising reversal on the claims during an interview while promoting his book.
It raises questions about whether Harry’s team suspects that William has a strong case and believes it is in Harry’s best interest to amend the record.
With the impending Sam Markle case, it is likely that William will be monitoring the deposition closely, given his ongoing anger towards Harry.
However, courtiers are divided on whether pursuing legal action is the best course, as nobody wants to witness the once-close brothers facing off against each other in court.