Earlier this week, it was revealed that Meghan Markle had anticipated that the letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle - which was published by the Mail On Sunday - could be leaked. The news came out as part of Associated Newspapers' appeal to the lawsuit Meghan had previously won, in a witness statement fromJason Knauf - their former communications secretary - which revealed texts and emails from Harry and Meghan{
As well as Meghan's thoughts that the letter could be published, the texts and emails also show that Harry and Meghan had an involvement in the biographyFinding Freedom - written by royal experts Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie - something which a spokesperson for the couple had previously denied.
Here are the emails and texts which have been revealed as part of the court case.
Prior to sending the letter in 2018, messages from Megan say: 'Obviously everything I've drafted is with the understanding that it could be leaked so I have been meticulous in my word choice but please do let me know if anything stands out to you as a liability. Honestly Jason, I feel fantastic, cathartic and real and honest and factual. If he leaks it then that's on his conscience but at least the world will know the truth, words I could never voice publicly.'
'Given I've only ever called him "Daddy" it may make sense to open as such (despite him being less than paternal), and in the unfortunate event that it leaked it would pull at the heartstrings. The rest is in the spirit of facts without seeming orchestrated simply an appeal for peace and a reminder of what's actually happened.'
Messages from Harry about Finding Freedom said: '…I totally agree that we have to be able to say we didn’t have anything to do with it. Equally, you giving the right context and background to them would help get some truths out there. The truth is v much needed and would be appreciated, especially around the Markle/wedding stuff but at the same time we can’t put them directly in touch with her friends.'
'are u planning on giving them a rough idea of what she’s been through over the last 2yrs?Media onslaught, cyber bullying on a different scale, puppeteering Thomas Markle etc etc etc. Even if they choose not to use it, they should hear what it was like from someone who was in the thick of it. So if you aren’t planning on telling them, can I ?!'
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