Prince Harry Issues Legal Warning To Same Tabloid Wife Meghan Markle Is Suing

Prince Harry's lawyers sent a legal warning to Mail on Sunday over a "false and defamatory" report about him and the British Marines. It is the same tabloid his wife Meghan Markle is suing.

Prince Harry responded to a report published by Mail on Sunday by issuing the latter a legal warning on Monday, Vanity Fair first reported. The outlet claimed that he "has not been in touch by phone, letter nor email since his last appearance as honorary Marine in March."

Prince Harry was upset about the insinuation that he abandoned the Armed Forces despite serving there for two decades, according to sources close to the duke.

"He might have been made to give up his titles, but he has not given up on the military, far from it," one of the royal's pals said.

"To say he has not been in touch with the Marines is not the case. He had many conversations with former colleagues during the lockdown and is in regular contact with a lot of military personnel on a private and personal basis," an aide for the duke added.

Prince Harry was made Captain General of the Marine in 2017, succeeding his grandfather Prince Philip who held the post for 64 years. Prince Harry withdrew from his position when he stepped down from his royal duties and there are rumors that Princess Anne could take over the position.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry was devastated when he was stripped of his military titles, according to his friends. The duke had apparently forged close connections with the military and even launched Invictus Games that is dedicated to helping the wounded veterans who had served in the military.

Mail On Sunday also claimed that Prince Harry snubbed Lord Dannatt, a former Chief of the General Staff, who wrote to the prince requesting support for the British military community. The outlet alleged that the duke never replied. But sources close to Markle's husband claimed the letter was not sent and the Duke of Sussex’s office has since been in touch to request a copy of the letter.

Markle's lawsuit against Mail on Sunday for publishing her personal letter for her dad is still ongoing. In September, the royal couple denied the publication's claim that they were involved in the making of the book "Finding Freedom.”

Markle released the statement after Mail on Sunday's team argued that they contributed to the biography because the book "gives every appearance of having been written with their extensive co-operation," according to Antony White QC for Associated Newspapers, the publisher of Mail on Sunday and MailOnline.