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“If you change your
                                                                                                    mind, you’re still
                                                                                                      sixth in line…”



























                                                                                                                            See you in
                                                                                                                            court, Thomas



                                                                                                                                    Now

                                                                                                                          MeghaN’s set
                                                                                                                           to face dad

                                                                                                                               iN court


                                                                                                                                 eghan’s family drama
                                                                                                                                 doubled last week,
                                                                                                                         Mafter it was revealed
                                                                                                                          that her father was willing
                                                                                                                          to testify against her in
                                                                                                                          court. According to The Mail
                                                                                                                          On Sunday, Thomas Markle
                                                                                                                          has said he is prepared to be
                                                                                                                          called as a key witness for           #13
                                                                                                                          the defence in a court case
                                                                                                                          she has brought against the
                                                                                                                          newspaper, after it published
                                                                                                                          excerpts of a personal letter
                                                                                                                          she sent him last year.
                                                                                                                           While the Duchess
                                                                                                                          launched her legal battle
                                                                                                                          last October, suing the
                                                                                                                          Sunday paper for a breach
                                                                                                                          of copyright, infringing her
                                                                                                                          privacy and breaching the
                                                                                                                          Data Protection Act, the
                                                                                                           Wills and      paper filed jaw-dropping
                                                                                                           Kate with
          reveals a rift in a once tight-knit   “separate entities”,                                    the children      papers in court last week,
          family. William and Harry were       sources say that they’re                                                   which revealed that Thomas
                                                                                                                          is fully cooperating in its
          always close and, when Kate          feeling more at oddsthan
                                                                                                                          defence, and has even
          married into the establishment       ever. And it’s their young
                                                                                                                          shared previously unseen
          in 2011, the trio were inseparable   families that will mostlikely
                                                                                                                          text messages exchanged
          (and even lived together). Then,     feel the effect of Harry
                                                                                                                          between him and Meghan in
          when Meghan joined the fold, the     and Meghan’s decision.                                                     the run-up to her wedding.
          two couples were initially dubbed      “Prince George, Princess            cousins,too.Willsisupset              The MOS has reported
                                                                                     that,withHarryandMeghan              that Thomas has handed
           ‘Kate suspected something                                                 planningtospendmoretime              over his medical records
                                                                                     in NorthAmerica,hewon’tsee           and correspondence with
           like this would happen’                                                   Archie somuch.Plus, he’ssad          Meghan, and has agreed to

                                                                                     that the fun-lovingunclehis          appear as the newspaper’s
          “TheFabFour” representing            CharlotteandPrinceLouis               kids onceknewwillnolonger            key witness if the case             getty; meg; pa; shutterstock; splash news
          thefaceofamodernmonarchy.            don’tknow[HarryandMeghan’s            be around.Evenafewmonths             goes before judge. If so,
          ButfollowingHarry’sadmission         son]Archieverywell,and                ago, Williamstillheldouthope         it’s possible Meghan could
          last year that he and his brother    probably never will now,”             that theirchildrenwouldgrow          face her father in court –
          were “on different paths”, followed   we’re told. “That’s the saddest      up together,andwouldseeeach          the first time that they will
          by recent reports that William is    part. Wills and Harry were            other regularly.Nowhe’snotso         have met in over four years.
          upset that he and Harry are now      inseparable as kids, and their        sure.” n Charlotteoliver

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