The Duke and the Duchess of Sussex will no longer engage with the Mail, the Sun, the Express, and the Mirror
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have severed ties with UK tabloids, in their latest move against some British publications. In a letter sent on Sunday night to the editors of the Mail, the Sun, the Express, and the Mirror, the couple announced that they will not be engaging with the four British tabloids.
“There will be no corroboration and zero engagement. This is also a policy being instated for their communications team, in order to protect that team from the side of the industry that readers never see,” the letter wrote.
It explained that while “the Duke and Duchess of Sussex believe that a free press is a cornerstone to any democracy”, they found it gravely concerning that “an influential slice of the media, over many years, has sought to insulate themselves from taking accountability for what they say or print—even when they know it to be distorted, false, or invasive beyond reason.”
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have watched people they know—as well as complete strangers—have their lives completely pulled apart for no good reason, other than the fact that salacious gossip boosts advertising revenue.”
Clarifying that “this is not in any way a blanket policy for all media”, the letter wrote that Harry and Meghan are “looking forward to working with journalists and media organisations all over the world” and “doing whatever they can to help further opportunities for more diverse and underrepresented voices”.
“What they won’t do is offer themselves up as currency for an economy of clickbait and distortion.”