a lawsuit against paparazzi would they
even have a chance harry and megan might
just sit this one out here's what
happened
even though they aren't working royals
anymore prince harry and meghan markle
are still celebrities the public remains
captivated by them which can make
maintaining privacy a struggle for the
couple
andrea mcdonnell co-author of the book
celebrity a history of fame told nbc we
look to celebrity figures as icons of
success and cultural leadership in the
united states harry and megan have taken
on that role in some ways
when they stepped down as senior royals
the duke and duchess of sussex released
a statement revealing that they were
still committed to public duty as part
of that service the couple has spoken
out against questionable media coverage
for instance in the couple's interview
with oprah winfrey prince harry also
shared his struggles with tabloid
journalism stating that the toxic
environment created by the british press
was a big factor in deciding to leave
his royal status behind i've never been
part of tabloid culture i've never been
in pop culture to that degree in
addition to being outspoken the couple
has also pursued legal action from
september 2019 to november 2020 harry
and megan reportedly had six lawsuits
involving the media and now prince harry
has begun 2022 with a libel suit against
the daily mail and after a recent night
out a new legal action may be next
recently tmz published photos of prince
harry and meghan markle eating dinner
with princess eugenie and her husband
jack brooksbank the meal took place at a
restaurant in santa barbara california
harry and eugenie have always had a
strong relationship the cousins recently
attended the 2022 super bowl together
and the couples have reportedly
regularly been on double dates together
they also have children close in age
princess eugenie and jack brooksbank's
son august is four months older than
lillabet megan and harry's daughter
ryan hoey a royal commentator said per
the express princess eugenie could be
helpful in healing the relationship
between the sussexes and the firm
following the tmz article newsweek
reported that the couple was being told
to take legal action mark stevens a
media law specialist at uk firm howard
kennedy told newsweek i don't know
whether they can get tmz here but it
will be worth a go
as a president stephen cited a
successful case brought by musician paul
weller who was also dining outdoors and
sued the daily mail for infringing on
his privacy as a counter-argument tim
luckhurst principal of south college at
durham university doubted such a case
would be successful
he told newsweek if they claim a
reasonable expectation of privacy and
the shelters or screens around them are
transparent that would strike me as a
slightly strange claim
whether or not prince harry and meghan
markle take legal action or whether a
lawsuit would be keeping with their
desire to transform the media influence
of tabloids remains to be seen
another reason for holding back on legal
action against the photos involves
prince harry's recent lawsuit concerning
his loss of police security when he's in
the uk
as the uk's home office stated the more
information is placed into the public
domain about who has public security
protection and in what form the easier
it is for hostile actors to piece
together such information with other
material in the public domain
prince harry had wanted to keep the
paperwork confidential on these legal
proceedings so as to keep information
out of the public domain
however his request was denied by
government lawyers who reasoned per
newsweek the justice system must be open
to scrutiny as well the right to freedom
of expression of journalists prince
harry's lawsuit also brought media
attention to other members of the royal
family who do not have police protection
in 2011 princess eugenie and princess
beatrice lost their government-funded
security protection
royal expert angela levin told the uk's
channel 5 that prince charles suggested
the princesses didn't need the expense
of security claiming it's unlikely they
will ever become working royals
according to the express both princesses
now pay for their own security with the
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