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Post by Stellar on Nov 16, 2021 9:15:14 GMT 10
I don't think you know what exploitation is. And "Andrew" - you know him personally? He's a disgrace to the royal family. I'm glad that Prince Charles has cut him off from all official duties. His interview on the BBC's Newsnight was an absolute disaster. He lost any bit of credibility he ever had - that's if he ever had any to start. Everybody has cut ties with him. His Pitch@Palace is now finished as his sponsors refused to work with him and were furious he wouldn't resign. But you know him better than everyone else.
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Post by caskur on Nov 16, 2021 16:17:09 GMT 10
I don't think you know what exploitation is. And "Andrew" - you know him personally? He's a disgrace to the royal family. I'm glad that Prince Charles has cut him off from all official duties. His interview on the BBC's Newsnight was an absolute disaster. He lost any bit of credibility he ever had - that's if he ever had any to start. Everybody has cut ties with him. His Pitch@Palace is now finished as his sponsors refused to work with him and were furious he wouldn't resign. But you know him better than everyone else. I know better than to accuse someone of rape before any trial which I may add is a civil suite because no charges of wrong conduct has been laid against him. He is being exploited because of his position by the corrupt media who want to destroy the monarchy and some former drug taking, child trafficking prostituting herself.
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Post by caskur on Nov 16, 2021 16:23:48 GMT 10
It s all a sleazy affair....and Andy should have kept his sleazy dick in his pants at elite parties in the first place. She already got 1.9 million from Epstein that covered all the sexual assaults by him and the "clients" she serviced... She is trying to double dip.
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Post by ponto on Nov 16, 2021 16:58:31 GMT 10
Of course she is...the rich and famous are sleazy and have carried on sleazy for eon's until recently where now it is called out.
Andrew is no innocent mug as he felt entitled to have young woman thrown at him...as the rich did at the time and maybe perhaps still do.
Entitled capitalist pigs.
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Post by caskur on Nov 16, 2021 17:06:14 GMT 10
Of course she is...the rich and famous are sleazy and have carried on sleazy for eon's until recently where now it is called out. Andrew is no innocent mug as he felt entitled to have young woman thrown at him...as the rich did at the time and maybe perhaps still do. Entitled capitalist pigs. Well men want sex and women want men to pay for it. Especially greedy little druggie prostitutes like Giuffre. Prince Andrew dated a soft porn actress Koo Stark and he is still friends with her... You should look her up... 'Koo Stark'
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Post by caskur on Nov 16, 2021 17:20:42 GMT 10
Of course she is...the rich and famous are sleazy and have carried on sleazy for eon's until recently where now it is called out. Andrew is no innocent mug as he felt entitled to have young woman thrown at him...as the rich did at the time and maybe perhaps still do. Entitled capitalist pigs. Secondly, Bill Clinton was good, good buddies with Epstein AND a client and the USA democrats are doing everything they can to throw journalists to Randy Andy. you know who the other victims are? The minors Giuffre procured for Epstein. How much money have they ever gotten? Nada.
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Post by ponto on Nov 16, 2021 18:48:59 GMT 10
All high rollin' rich capitalist sleazy pigs, including presidents and royalty attended Epstein gatherings and did Epstein commit suicide or was he murdered because he knew to much on say someone like Trumpo....?
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Post by caskur on Nov 16, 2021 19:25:59 GMT 10
All high rollin' rich capitalist sleazy pigs, including presidents and royalty attended Epstein gatherings and did Epstein commit suicide or was he murdered because he knew to much on say someone like Trumpo....? No, not Trump. I believe he tried to befriend Trump and Trump cut him off... You'd have to google that. I also heard rumours Epstein was Mossad... Epstein was a very bad man... Thinking about it now, I am coming up with an imagining, prompted by your murder suggestion., If he was murdered, it might have been Mossad that murdered him. Democrats would be my second suspicion but I am sure there might be just as many Republicans too. They're all wickered deviates.
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Post by caskur on Nov 16, 2021 19:38:34 GMT 10
Yeah I just googled... Trump banned Epstein from, Mar-a-Largo for trying to hit on a member's daughter... that was news on CNBC back in Aug 2020.
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Post by ponto on Nov 16, 2021 20:46:54 GMT 10
Aha ... now its all so very clear, Trumpo had Epstein bumped off for hitting on his Ivanka....sleazy underworld.
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Post by caskur on Nov 16, 2021 20:55:31 GMT 10
Aha ... now its all so very clear, Trumpo had Epstein bumped off for hitting on his Ivanka....sleazy underworld. lol.... I'd have every bone in his body broken, keep him alive in pain for a whole month before bumping him. Anyway, he's gone now,... GOOD.
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Post by Stellar on Nov 30, 2021 11:12:56 GMT 10
So - Prince Harry and Meghan felt like they had been "erased from the family" when Queen Elizabeth removed a framed photo of them and son Archie from her Christmas broadcast, a new book claims. The move is reported to have hurt the Duke and Duchess of Sussex so much they later announced they were quitting their roles as senior working royals. What a pair of whinging, entitled, self-absorbed celebrities. The Queen should forthwith remove their major money-spinner which is their titles! The Queen's own daughter Anne and her children's photos are not on display in the broadcast. The Queen's two other sons and their children's photos are not on display in the broadcast. Maybe it's because the only photos in the background apart from her late husband, are of her son and his son and children who are in the direct line of succession!
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Post by Gort on Nov 30, 2021 11:25:15 GMT 10
Meanwhile, Barbados is moving in the right direction ... Barbados set to become a republic, replacing Queen with current Governor-GeneralPosted 2h ago Sandra Mason (right) will replace Queen Elizabeth II as the nation's head of state.(AFP: John Stillwell/Jacob King) Barbados is about to cut ties with the British monarchy, but the legacy of its brutal colonial past and the pandemic's impact on tourism pose challenges for the Caribbean island as it becomes the world's newest republic. Famed for stunning beaches and a love of cricket, Barbados will this week replace its head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, with her current representative, Governor-General Sandra Mason. Ceremonies starting on Monday evening and going into Tuesday will include military parades and celebrations, as Ms Mason is inaugurated as president, with heir to the British throne Prince Charles looking on. In a speech to be delivered at the transition ceremony, Prince Charles is due to focus on continued ties between the two countries. "As your constitutional status changes, it was important to me that I should join you to reaffirm those things which do not change," an excerpt of his speech says. "For example, the close and trusted partnership between Barbados and the United Kingdom as vital members of the Commonwealth." Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley gave Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, a bottle of local rum during their 2019 visit to the country.(Reuters: Jane Barlow) Barbadian's desire to pave their own way has been a source of debate among the population of 285,000 over Britain's centuries of influence, including more than 200 years of slavery up until 1834. Barbados finally became independent in 1966. "As a young girl, when I heard about the Queen, I would be really excited," Sharon Bellamy-Thompson, 50, a fish vendor in the capital Bridgetown, said. She said she remembered being about eight and seeing the monarch on a visit. "As I grow older and older, I started to wonder what this Queen really means for me and for my nation. It didn't make any sense," she said. "Having a female Barbadian president will be great." Colonialism and slaveryFor young activists such as Firhaana Bulbulia, founder of the Barbados Muslim Association, British colonialism and slavery lie behind the island's modern inequalities. "The wealth gap, the ability to own land, and even access to loans from banks all have a lot to do with structures built out of being ruled by Britain," Ms Bulbulia said. "The actual chains [of slavery] were broken and we no longer wore them, but the mental chains continue to persist in our mindsets." In October, Barbados elected Ms Mason to become its first president, one year after Prime Minister Mia Mottley declared the country would "fully" leave its colonial past. But some Barbadians argue there are more pressing national issues, including economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed an over-reliance on tourism — an industry dependent on British visitors. Unemployment is at nearly 16 per cent, up from 9 per cent in recent years, despite sharply increased government borrowing to fund public-sector projects and create jobs. The country has just eased a longstanding COVID-19 curfew, pushing it back from 9pm to midnight. Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley said this week's celebrations among dignitaries would largely not be accessible to ordinary people. "I just don't think we are doing ourselves a credit and a just service by having this when people are being [advised] to sit in the comfort of your home and watch on a screen," Mr Atherley said. "Increasing numbers of COVID cases, an increasing sense of stress and fear — I just don't think that it is the right time." 'Stand on our own feet'Some criticism has also focused on Ms Mottley inviting Prince Charles to be the guest of honour, and to award him the Order of Freedom of Barbados, the highest national honour. "The British royal family is a source of exploitation in this region and, as yet, they have not offered a formal apology or any kind of repair for past harms," Kristina Hinds, international relations lecturer at the University of the West Indies in Barbados, said. "So I don't see how someone from the family can be given this award. That is beyond me." Buoyed by Black Lives Matter movements across the world, local activists last year successfully advocated for the removal of a statue of the British Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson that stood in National Heroes Square for two centuries. And the end of the Queen's reign is seen by some as a necessary step towards financial reparations to address the historic consequences of the use of slaves brought from Africa to work on sugar plantations. For many Barbadians, replacing the Queen is just catching up with how the nation has felt for many years. "I think it's a very good thing we're doing, becoming a republic, because we were independent 55 years now and it's time enough that we stand on our own feet," said Derry Bailey, 33, owner of a beach chair and water sports rental business. "I expect that things will be better under this system. It makes no sense being independent and answering to the crown. So I really believe that being a republic is the way to go." AFP www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/barbados-to-become-republic-replacing-queen-elizabeth/100660552
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Post by Gort on Nov 30, 2021 11:33:24 GMT 10
Liz seems to be happy with it ... Queen congratulates Barbados as it becomes a republicTue 30 Nov 2021 11.01 AEDT Monarch sends message marking ‘momentous’ day and wishing Barbadians peace and prosperity The Queen on a walkabout in Barbados in November 1977. Photograph: Anwar Hussein/Getty Images Caroline Davies As Barbados removes the Queen as its head of state and becomes a republic, the monarch has sent her congratulations on the nation’s “momentous” day. Prince Charles arrived on the Caribbean island on Sunday to join the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra Mason, who replaces the Queen as head of state overnight as Barbados sheds the vestiges of a colonial system stretching back 400 years. In a message to Mason, the Queen wished all Barbadians happiness, peace and prosperity in the future. She said: “On this significant occasion and your assumption of office as the first president of Barbados, I extend my congratulations to you and all Barbadians. “I first visited your beautiful country on the eve of independence in early 1966, and I am very pleased that my son is with you today. Since then, the people of Barbados have held a special place in my heart; it is a country rightly proud of its vibrant culture, its sporting prowess, and its natural beauty, that attracts visitors from all over the world, including many people from the United Kingdom.” She continued: “Over the years, our countries have enjoyed a partnership based on common values, shared prosperity, and close collaboration on a wide range of issues, including recent work on climate change. It is also a source of great satisfaction that Barbados remains an active participant within the Commonwealth, and I look forward to the continuation of the friendship between our two countries and peoples. “As you celebrate this momentous day, I send you and all Barbadians my warmest good wishes for your happiness, peace and prosperity in the future. Elizabeth R.” Charles travelled to the island on Sunday to reaffirm the “myriad” connections between the people of the two countries. He delivered an address as Barbados began a new chapter in its history on 30 November, the 55th anniversary of its independence from Britain. The celebrations began at 8pm local time, midnight UK time. The last time the Queen was removed as head of a state was in 1992, when Mauritius proclaimed itself a republic. Barbados’s decision will be watched closely by other members of the Commonwealth, especially in the Caribbean. www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/30/queen-congratulates-barbados-as-it-becomes-a-republic
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Post by Stellar on Nov 30, 2021 11:35:32 GMT 10
The more countries that get out of the Commonwealth, the better! Especially all those African "nations"! In fact, just do away with the Commonwealth all together. It costs a lot of money to put on those second rate "Games" that hardly anyone bothers to watch. And it's just a means to an end whereby dozens of Africanos abscond and then claim asylum in Australia, Canada and the UK.
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Post by pim on Nov 30, 2021 11:45:47 GMT 10
<sigh>
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Post by Gort on Nov 30, 2021 12:22:23 GMT 10
The more countries that get out of the Commonwealth, the better! Especially all those African "nations"! In fact, just do away with the Commonwealth all together. It costs a lot of money to put on those second rate "Games" that hardly anyone bothers to watch. And it's just a means to an end whereby dozens of Africanos abscond and then claim asylum in Australia, Canada and the UK. Barbados is staying in the Commonwealth, but joins those nations who are republics but still in the Commonwealth. There are 53 members of the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, Europe and the Pacific. AfricaBotswana Cameroon Gambia, The Ghana Kenya Kingdom of eSwatini Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia AsiaBangladesh Brunei Darussalam India Malaysia Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka Caribbean and AmericasAntigua and Barbuda Bahamas, The Barbados Belize Canada Dominica Grenada Guyana Jamaica Saint Lucia St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and The Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago EuropeCyprus Malta United Kingdom PacificAustralia Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu The Queen is head of state in only 16 of the countrieswww.bbc.com/news/uk-43715079
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Post by Stellar on Nov 30, 2021 12:28:19 GMT 10
Well thanks for that Gort. I would have expected them to drop out of the Commonwealth. Once the Queen has gone, I don't expect any of the other royals to carry on with the same fervour as Her Maj.
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Post by ponto on Nov 30, 2021 12:35:06 GMT 10
The commonwealth prospered very nicely out 'those' Africa nations.
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Post by Stellar on Nov 30, 2021 12:37:32 GMT 10
Lol. I was wrong! It was hundreds, not dozens! Hundreds of athletes and officials who disappeared from the last Commonwealth Games to seek asylum in Australia have had their claims rejected by the Morrison government. The official documents show 217 of the 230 who made asylum claims have had their requests refused by the Department of Home Affairs. The mostly African athletes and officials from countries including Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Uganda remained in Australia after going missing from the games held in April 2018. I wonder how many are still here though! They fight these things for 10 years or more through our courts with the help of activists and refugee advocates, supporters, apologists and other assorted woke protagonists. Anyway, I'm just thinking the next Games are to be held next year in Birmingham UK and what with all the problems with covid and the new variant Omicron, I believe it should be cancelled permanently.
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Post by caskur on Nov 30, 2021 15:55:38 GMT 10
So - Prince Harry and Meghan felt like they had been "erased from the family" when Queen Elizabeth removed a framed photo of them and son Archie from her Christmas broadcast, a new book claims. The move is reported to have hurt the Duke and Duchess of Sussex so much they later announced they were quitting their roles as senior working royals. What a pair of whinging, entitled, self-absorbed celebrities. The Queen should forthwith remove their major money-spinner which is their titles! The Queen's own daughter Anne and her children's photos are not on display in the broadcast. The Queen's two other sons and their children's photos are not on display in the broadcast. Maybe it's because the only photos in the background apart from her late husband, are of her son and his son and children who are in the direct line of succession! Meghan is truly insane according to Lady C. She doesn't understand her place and truly does think she is more important than the Queen. Harry failed highschool apparently, so he's dumber than a hedgehog.
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Post by caskur on Nov 30, 2021 16:19:33 GMT 10
Liz seems to be happy with it ... Queen congratulates Barbados as it becomes a republicTue 30 Nov 2021 11.01 AEDT Monarch sends message marking ‘momentous’ day and wishing Barbadians peace and prosperity The Queen on a walkabout in Barbados in November 1977. Photograph: Anwar Hussein/Getty Images Caroline Davies As Barbados removes the Queen as its head of state and becomes a republic, the monarch has sent her congratulations on the nation’s “momentous” day. Prince Charles arrived on the Caribbean island on Sunday to join the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra Mason, who replaces the Queen as head of state overnight as Barbados sheds the vestiges of a colonial system stretching back 400 years. In a message to Mason, the Queen wished all Barbadians happiness, peace and prosperity in the future. She said: “On this significant occasion and your assumption of office as the first president of Barbados, I extend my congratulations to you and all Barbadians. “I first visited your beautiful country on the eve of independence in early 1966, and I am very pleased that my son is with you today. Since then, the people of Barbados have held a special place in my heart; it is a country rightly proud of its vibrant culture, its sporting prowess, and its natural beauty, that attracts visitors from all over the world, including many people from the United Kingdom.” She continued: “Over the years, our countries have enjoyed a partnership based on common values, shared prosperity, and close collaboration on a wide range of issues, including recent work on climate change. It is also a source of great satisfaction that Barbados remains an active participant within the Commonwealth, and I look forward to the continuation of the friendship between our two countries and peoples. “As you celebrate this momentous day, I send you and all Barbadians my warmest good wishes for your happiness, peace and prosperity in the future. Elizabeth R.” Charles travelled to the island on Sunday to reaffirm the “myriad” connections between the people of the two countries. He delivered an address as Barbados began a new chapter in its history on 30 November, the 55th anniversary of its independence from Britain. The celebrations began at 8pm local time, midnight UK time. The last time the Queen was removed as head of a state was in 1992, when Mauritius proclaimed itself a republic. Barbados’s decision will be watched closely by other members of the Commonwealth, especially in the Caribbean. www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/30/queen-congratulates-barbados-as-it-becomes-a-republic There wasn't a consensus so basically it's not legal imo. Anyway, I am sure secretly, the Royals want to cut loose as many as they can. And I once heard Prince Charles say he wants Australia to be a republic... so fuck him if that's true. Charles is really, really old and isn't really King material. I wonder what William thinks? William looks Kingly enough. They better decide something soon. Edward should be King...imo. Did you hear (and it's possibly BS) Meghan thinks Harry is one plane ride (meaning crash) away from being King?
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Post by caskur on Nov 30, 2021 16:21:40 GMT 10
What I want to know is why MeAgain got away with lying in court?
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Post by Stellar on Dec 1, 2021 9:33:35 GMT 10
So - Prince Harry and Meghan felt like they had been "erased from the family" when Queen Elizabeth removed a framed photo of them and son Archie from her Christmas broadcast, a new book claims. The move is reported to have hurt the Duke and Duchess of Sussex so much they later announced they were quitting their roles as senior working royals. What a pair of whinging, entitled, self-absorbed celebrities. The Queen should forthwith remove their major money-spinner which is their titles! The Queen's own daughter Anne and her children's photos are not on display in the broadcast. The Queen's two other sons and their children's photos are not on display in the broadcast. Maybe it's because the only photos in the background apart from her late husband, are of her son and his son and children who are in the direct line of succession! Meghan is truly insane according to Lady C. She doesn't understand her place and truly does think she is more important than the Queen. Harry failed highschool apparently, so he's dumber than a hedgehog. Yep, Harry is as thick as a brick. This is why he takes a backseat to Meghan. She completely controls him. It's sad really. She completely cut off her own family because they were no use to her. Just as she's cut off Harry's family likewise. If she can't rule the roost she's not going to take a back seat to anyone else. She hated curtseying to Kate. She hated being the wife of the spare and having to know her place in the wider scheme of things which was further down the ladder. She had no intention of complying with protocol. She thought she could change the royal family and bring it into the 21st century and receive multitudes of accolades for doing so. And she could push her agenda for change on the world stage - she definitely has aspirations! The problem with that scenario is that people don't want the royal family to change. They want the traditions, the history, the protocol and the belief that in a changing, confusing world, some things - like the royals- stay the same. There's a lot of comfort in that.
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Post by Gort on Dec 3, 2021 10:20:59 GMT 10
I'm actually happy that Meghan is having success suing the tabloids. I reckon they should keep suing the papers and magazines up hill and down dale. I wish all the royals would take on the despicable tabloids. UK court backs Meghan in dispute over privacy with newspaper publisherBy Sylvia Hui and Jill Lawless December 2, 2021 — 9.51pm London: The Duchess of Sussex on Thursday won the latest stage in her long-running privacy lawsuit against a newspaper publisher over its publication of parts of a letter she wrote to her estranged father. The Court of Appeal in London upheld a High Court ruling in February that publication of the letter that the former Meghan Markle wrote to her father Thomas Markle after she married Prince Harry in 2018 was unlawful and breached her privacy. The Duchess of Sussex called the decision a victory “for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right”.CREDIT:AP In a statement, Meghan strongly condemned Associated Newspapers – the publisher of the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline – for treating the lawsuit as “a game with no rules”. She said she had been subject to “deception, intimidation and calculated attacks” in the three years since the lawsuit began. “The longer they dragged it out, the more they could twist facts and manipulate the public (even during the appeal itself), making a straightforward case extraordinarily convoluted in order to generate more headlines and sell more newspapers – a model that rewards chaos above truth,” she said. Associated Newspapers challenged the earlier decision at the Court of Appeal, which held a hearing last month. Dismissing that appeal, senior judge Geoffrey Vos told the court in a brief hearing Thursday that “the duchess had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the contents of the letter. Those contents were personal, private and not matters of legitimate public interest.” The publisher disputed Meghan’s claim that she didn’t intend the letter to be seen by anyone but her father. They said correspondence between Meghan and her then-communications secretary, Jason Knauf, showed the duchess suspected her father might leak the letter to journalists and wrote it with that in mind. The publisher also argued that the publication of the letter was part of Thomas Markle’s right to reply following a People magazine interview with five of Meghan’s friends alleging he was “cruelly cold-shouldering” his daughter in the run-up to her royal wedding. But Vos said that the article, which the Mail on Sunday described as “sensational”, was “splashed as a new public revelation” rather than focusing on Thomas Markle’s response to negative media reports about him. In its appeal, Associated Newspapers had also argued that Meghan made private information public by co-operating with Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, authors of Finding Freedom, a sympathetic book about her and Harry. The duchess’ lawyers had previously denied that she or Harry collaborated with the authors. But Knauf said in evidence to the court that he gave the writers information, and discussed it with Harry and Meghan. Knauf’s evidence, which hadn’t previously been disclosed, was a dramatic twist in the long-running case. In response, Meghan, 40, apologised for misleading the court about the extent of her cooperation with the book’s authors. The duchess said she didn’t remember the discussions with Knauf when she gave evidence earlier in the case, “and I apologise to the court for the fact that I had not remembered these exchanges at the time”. “I had absolutely no wish or intention to mislead the defendant or the court,” she said. Meghan, a former star of the American TV legal drama Suits, married Harry, a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Meghan and Harry announced in early 2020 that they were quitting royal duties and moving to North America, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media. They have settled in Santa Barbara, California, with their two young children. In her statement Thursday, Meghan called the ruling “a victory not just for me, but for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what’s right”. “While this win is precedent-setting, what matters most is that we are now collectively brave enough to reshape a tabloid industry that conditions people to be cruel, and profits from the lies and pain that they create,” she said. AP www.theage.com.au/world/europe/uk-court-backs-meghan-in-dispute-over-privacy-with-publisher-20211202-p59eeu.html
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