Royal insiders were "shocked" by Meghan Markle's court win, it is claimed - with four key palace aides prevented from "shedding light" on the case.
The Duchess of Sussex found out on Thursday that her court action against the publishers of The Mail on Sunday had been successful, and would not proceed to a trial.
It meant key aides to Harry and Meghan, known as the "palace four" were denied their day in court. The newspaper published extracts from a letter she sent to her dad Thomas, with Lord Justice Warby ruling it was a breach of her privacy and copyright.
If a trial had gone ahead, Meghan could have been cross-examined and might have had to face off with her estranged dad, who has not met Harry or son Archie.
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