Meghan Markle can take some comfort in the fact that the Duchess has won the end of a three-year legal battle against British publisher The Mail on Sunday and its website MailOnline. The lawsuit over privacy and copyright infringement stemmed from the February 2019 publication of a five-page personal letter that Meghan sent to her father shortly before her wedding to Prince Harry.

Part of the ruling required the paper to publish an apology to Meghan, and the paper appealed the ruling over the last year, ultimately unsuccessfully, and complied.The Duchess of Sussex wins her legal case for copyright infringement against Associated Newspapers for articles published in The Mail on Sunday and posted on Mail Online Mail Online) for copyright infringement against Associated Newspapers for articles published in The Mail on Sunday and posted on Mail Online," the front page of People on Sunday, December 26, stated.

The apology continues on page 3: "Following hearings on January 19, 2021, January 20, 2021, and May 5, 2021, the court ruled on the Duchess of Sussex's copyright infringement claim. The court found that Associated Newspapers had infringed her copyright by publishing excerpts from her handwritten letter to her father in The Mail on Sunday and Mail Online. Monetary relief was agreed upon. By order of the judge, the apology must be posted on the front page of MailOnline for one week.

In addition to a public apology, Meghan is also expected to get significant monetary compensation; on December 2, Meghan released a statement praising the court's decision, calling it a victory over the increasingly vicious British tabloid industry, which has made it a point to direct considerable anger at Meghan.

"This victory sets a precedent, but most importantly, it means that we are now brave enough to reorganize a tabloid industry that conditions people to be cruel and profits from the lies and pain they create," she wrote.

She then emphasized the point, calling out the tactics the newspaper used when she fought to defend herself. She wrote: "From day one, I have treated this lawsuit as an important measure of right and wrong. Defendants have treated it as a game with no rules. ...... as a model that rewards confusion over truth. For nearly three years since this litigation began, I have persevered in the face of deception, intimidation, and calculated attacks"

. [It serves as a warning to other publications seeking to damage the reputation of the Duchess and public figures that they cannot write articles at the expense of someone's privacy or rights.

With this victory, Meghan warned them: if you're here for the Duchess, you better not miss out.