OPINION: The brewing legal battle between Meghan Markle and the Mail on Sunday reminds me of those football or rugby matches where you loathe both sides equally (say, Australia versus England) and want them both to lose. Sane readers may have wondered why a minor celebrity royal would want to sue a celebrity tabloid for doing what it was designed to do, namely publish celebrity tittle-tattle about, you know, minor celebrity royals (among others). GETTY IMAGES Meghan Markle is a thoroughly modern showbiz professional with none of Princess Diana's naivety or vulnerability. READ MORE:* Piers Morgan unleashes on Meghan Markle: She's 'acting her way to the top'* Backlash likely, but let's give Meghan a chance to shine* 'She wanted to be Diana 2.0': Meghan Markle gets the Andrew Morton treatmentMarkle's lawyers get all this, of course. For better or worse, Diana embraced royal celebrity like no one had previously dared to.

Source: Stuff October 06, 2019 20:26 UTC