By Sheila Mckenzie-
Meghan Markle’s half sister Samantha is planning to refile an “even stronger” case against the Duchess of Sussex, after a Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell dismissed part of Samantha Markle’s defamation case against the Duchess of Sussex which related to comments made in the royal biography written by Omid Scobie, Finding Freedom.
The former U.S actress has been accused by her half sister of spreading malicious lies” against her
However, Samantha Markle’s legal team will now put a greater emphasis on statements Meghan Markle made during her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.
The judge found that Meghan was expressing an “opinion about her childhood” and relationship with her half-siblings that cannot be disproved, and therefore she was not liable for Finding Freedom’s claims.
Meghan Markle is on bad terms with the entire half of her father’s family including her brother , Thomas Markle Jnr. She has not spoken to any of them for years, and each of them including her father has come out publicly and spoken disparagingly about her.
Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry are both yet to lose a public court case, having won a number against the British press.
Samantha Markle’s lawyers said the judge’s ruling was not the end of the case.
Instead, they said the judge had allowed the legal team 14 days to amend their complaint.
Their statement adds: “This upcoming amendment will address certain legal issues that are related to our claims for defamation as it specifically relates to the Oprah interview on CBS.”
The statement, written by Samantha’s attorney, Jamie Sasson said: “We vehemently oppose the narrative.” He added that his team “look forward to presenting an even stronger argument for the defamation and losses that our client has had to endure”.
The filing comes as Meghan Markle’s husband Prince Harry travelled to the UK to attend a court case against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).
The Duke of Sussex is one of several high-profile individuals to bring claims against ANL for misuse of private information.