what would it mean to meghan markle if effectively she| to meghan markle if effectively she wins today and there is no trial? well, that may well happen. clearly, that is— well, that may well happen. clearly, that is a _ well, that may well happen. clearly, that is a big — well, that may well happen. clearly, that is a big victory for her. she has not — that is a big victory for her. she has not been backward in coming forward _ has not been backward in coming forward in — has not been backward in coming forward in protecting what she sees as her— forward in protecting what she sees as her privacy and rights and she clearly— as her privacy and rights and she clearly feels strongly about this letter _ clearly feels strongly about this letter and she won't want to go to trial. _ letter and she won't want to go to trial, certainly, because one possibility is that her father would be summoned as a witness for associated newspapers, so we would have father and daughter facing each other in— have father and daughter facing each other in court on opposite sides of the argument.

the paper had published lengthy extracts of a letter written by meghan to her father, thomas markle. the case didn't go to trial because the judge issued a summary judgement on the basis that... the publishers, associated newspapers, appealed and lost. "it was a victory notjust for me," said meghan, "but for anyone who's ever felt scared to stand up for what's right." with the queen largely staying behind windsor castle's walls, prince harry and meghan in california, and prince andrew no longer a working royal, there have been plenty of duties for the remaining senior members of the royal family to take on. in another year in which travel has been curtailed by covid, charles and camilla have been the face of britain abroad, with some spectacular photo opportunities in egypt. and on the banks of the river jordan, visiting the placejesus is said to have been baptised. during the tour, the prince was asked about his mother's health. once you get to 95, you know, it's not quite as easy as it used to be. it's bad enough at 73! in late november, the prince travelled to the caribbean. he ar