Meghan Markle has found a surprise set off allies in the U.K. parliament, as parliamentary women stand up in solidarity of the Duchess.
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Following their Royal tour of Africa, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex surprised Buckingham Palace – and the world – by announcing they were going to sue the Mail on Sunday after the publication published private letters sent from the Duchess to her father, Thomas Markle.
Seventy-two female members of Parliament showed their solidarity of Meghan in a powerful open letter, led by Holly Lynch of the Labour Party.
“Women MPs from all political parties have put aside our differences to stand in solidarity with the Duchess of Sussex today and are sending her this open letter,” Lynch wrote on Twitter, along with images of the letter.
“On occasions, stories and headlines have represented an invasion of your privacy and have sought to cast aspersions about your character, without any good reason,” the letter reads.
“Even more concerning still, we are calling out what can only be described as outdated, colonial undertones to some of these stories.”
“As women Members of Parliament from all backgrounds, we stand with you in saying it cannot be allowed to go unchallenged,” the letter ends.
Earlier this month, Prince Harry launched a vicious attack on the British media when he announced he and his wife were taking the matter to court.
Following news that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were suing the British tabloids, Prince Harry wrote on the pair’s official website: “There comes a point when the only thing to do is to stand up to this behaviour, because it destroys people and destroys lives. Put simply, it is bullying, which scares and silences people. We all know this isn’t acceptable, at any level. We won’t and can’t believe in a world where there is no accountability for this.
“Though this action may not be the safe one, it is the right one … I’ve seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person.
“I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces.”
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