Meghan and Harry must be grilled by lawyers over their claims surrounding Meghan's estranged half-sister, judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has claimed.
In reponse to Samantha's suing of Meghan and Harry, the Duchess of Sussex's lawyers have refused to repond to multiple questions posed by Samantha's lawyers, who are reportedly hoping that Ms Honeywell will rule on their motion to dismiss first....
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are expected to testify against the defamation case the Duchess' half-sister has made against her.
Samantha Markle, 58, has fired a series of allegations against Meghan who she claims "ruined" her reputation following the Duchess' 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview.
Samantha is reportedly on a mission to prove that Meghan told "malicious lies" about her childhood during the tell-all with Winfrey.
According to the Mirror, the 58-year-old has demanded the royal couple be deposed in two separate on-camera interviews following a series of requests.
Samantha is said to have called on Harry to provide evidence in his wife's defamation case following the alleged "lies" about her family.
Samantha has asked Harry to take part in "deposition proceedings under oath on video" as outlined in legal documents seen by the Sunday Mirror.
It is understood Samantha also wants Meghan to be interviewed on camera the day before Harry is questioned to admit she lied about their relationship.
The half-sister wants Meghan to make 38 separate admissions, including that “Queen Elizabeth was not a racist” and “King Charles is not a racist”.
Samantha's case declares Meghan made “false and malicious statements” about her which led her to “humiliation and hatred”, the Mirror reports.
However, Meghan's lawyer Michael J. Kump believes the allegations should be dismissed as he says the demands are "irrelevant" to the issues outlined in the defamation case.
The pair's lawyers are said to have spoken over the phone last Friday, but could not agree on a date for the depositions.
British lawyer Mary Ruth Houston, 61, has reportedly stepped in as a mediator in a bid to find a solution between the pair and avoid a trial.
Meghan's fractured relationship with her family has since been heightened following the Duchess' bombshell Netflix docuseries released late last year.
The Duchess of Sussex slammed Samantha in the documentary, accusing her older sibling of fabricating their relationship.
In the third episode of the bombshell series, Meghan insisted she hadn’t seen her estranged sister for more than a decade - and even then it “was only for a day and a half”.
Following Meghan's whirlwind romance with Harry, her half-siblings and father began speaking to the press about the former actress.
“Suddenly, it felt like she (Samantha) was everywhere,” the 41-year-old said.
“I don’t know your middle name. I don’t know your birthday.
“You’re telling these people you raised me, and you coined me ‘Princess Pushy?'"
Samantha's book Princess Pushy's Sister was released in January 2021.
Meghan, who lives in Montecito, insisted she never had a falling out with the mother-of-three.
“I hadn’t had a fallout with her,” Meghan said.
“We didn’t have a closeness to be able to have that. And I wanted a sister.”.
May God don't allow us to have this kind of sister that will not allow us to have rest when we have progressed,Amen
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