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Thomas Markle could face legal action from Kensington Palace for leaking Meghan Markle's letter

According to UK law, Meghan owns the copyright of the handwritten letter and Palace aides are reportedly taking legal advice should the Duchess choose to take legal action
UPDATED FEB 12, 2020
Kensington Palace (Source:Getty Images)
Kensington Palace (Source:Getty Images)

Meghan Markle's father Thomas Markle could be facing legal action from Kensington Palace after he leaked his daughter's five-page private letter.

The Duchess of Sussex had sent the letter to her father in August last year and he leaked it to a newspaper over the weekend. Since then, the letter has been shared all over the world. In the letter, Meghan called out Thomas for his behavior and also accused him of "creating so much pain". 

She had also claimed that Thomas was "exploiting" her relationship with her husband Prince Harry. According to UK law, Meghan owns the copyright of the handwritten letter and it is reported that Palace aides are taking legal advice should the Duchess choose to take legal action, reports the Telegraph.

She had also claimed that Thomas was "exploiting" her relationship with her husband Prince Harry. According to UK law, Meghan owns the copyright of the handwritten letter and it is reported that Palace aides are taking legal advice should the Duchess choose to take legal action, reports the Telegraph. In the letter, Meghan also refers to the CCTV footage incident which proved that Thomas had indeed staged pre-wedding photos with the press in the US. She had begged her father to "stop lying" and also accused him of "fabricating stories".

Palace aides are taking legal advice should the Duchess choose to take legal action (Getty Images)

"You’ve told the press that you called me to say you weren’t coming to the wedding – that didn’t happen because you never called. If you love me, as you tell the press you do, please stop. Please allow us to live our lives in peace. Please stop lying, please stop creating so much pain, please stop exploiting my relationship with my husband," the Duchess had written in the letter.

According to PEOPLE, five of Meghan Markle's inner circle friends, whose identities have not been revealed, shared that the Duchess had written the letter to her estranged father shortly after getting married to Prince Harry.

Meghan had also claimed that Thomas was 'exploiting' her relationship with her husband Prince Harry (Getty Images)

Thomas' frequent criticism of Meghan's lack of communication and contact is especially shocking as her friends revealed that he knows how to reach her but has honestly never tried. "He knows how to get in touch with her. He's never called; he's never texted. It's super painful," the friends shared.

The friends also shared that Meghan did not really have any relationship with her half brother Thomas Markle Jr. or her half-sister Samantha Markle. "They have been made to appear as siblings who had this falling out, and that's not the truth at all," the friends shared adding that Thomas Jr. and Samantha were both teenagers by the time Meghan was even born. "They were not a part of her life," the friends added. 

Meghan begged her father to 'stop lying' and also accused him of 'fabricating stories' (Getty Images)

As reported by Daily Mail, Thomas shared, "When I opened the letter I was hoping it was the olive branch I’d longed for. I was expecting something that would be a pathway to reconciliation. Instead, it was deeply hurtful. I was so devastated I couldn’t show it to anyone and never would have had it not been for the events of last week."

Thomas Markle's other daughter, Meghan's half-sister Samantha called the letter "nasty" and added that Thomas is "prepared to release more of it." Thomas reportedly retaliated saying, "I wish we could get together and take a photo for the whole world to see. If you and Harry don’t like it? Fake it."

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