Meghan Markle's friends stood up for her, and now she's standing up for them.
says the publication has"absolutely no intention" of publishing the identities of the friends, but had told Markle's lawyers they wanted the question of their anonymity"properly considered by the court."
Markle's lawyers applied to block Associated Newspapers from publishing the names of her friends and the duchess released a statement on Thursday morning urging the court to do so. Markle referred to her friends as"private citizens" and noted they are all"young mother[s]." She added that she was not involved in their decision to speak with, saying they "made the choice on their own to speak anonymously with a U.S. media outlet more than a year ago, to defend me from the bullying behavior of Britain's tabloid media.
Lawyers for Markle also say they are concerned that if the identities of her friends are leaked, they may not be willing to give evidence to help support her case in court. magazine last year defending Markle and mentioning her letter to her estranged father, Thomas Markle. That letter was later published by the
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