Meghan Markle will receive one pound in compensation after winning the lawsuit against the British newspaper group Associated Newspapers.
In May last year, the press group was found guilty of breaching privacy after the Mail on Sunday published excerpts from a letter Duchess Meghan wrote to her father.
An appeals court upheld the ruling earlier in December. The three judges concluded that they believed the Duchess had reasonable grounds to expect privacy in this case.
– The court said that this content was personal and private and not issues of legitimate public interest.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Markle had been awarded £1 compensation for a breach of her privacy. This corresponds to 12 NOK.
This amount is a nominal and usually small amount that is awarded when legal rights are violated, but there is no significant loss or damage, he writes Sky News.
The press group was also ordered to pay an unknown amount due to the duchess’ copyright infringement.
Markle’s spokesperson says the unknown amount will go to charity. The spokesperson said the fact that the duchess won because of copyright and misuse of private information shows the strength of her case.
The Associated Newspapers agreed to pay the compensation by January 7, according to the judges’ order.
In addition, the Associated Newspapers must cover £300,000 of the duchess’ legal costs, the equivalent of NOK 3.6 million, according to documents released by the group’s lawyers.
The press group says it is considering appealing the case to the Supreme Court.
Markle and her husband Prince Harry live today in California, USA after resigning from their royal duties in 2019. They have taken legal action against a number of media houses that they believe have violated their privacy.
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