Here's how Meghan Markle's treatment in the British press compares to how they talked about Princess Diana
- Prince Harry says Meghan Markle is "victim to the same powerful forces" that caused Princess Diana's death.
- The Duke of Sussex added that his "deepest fear is history repeating itself" as he compared his wife's negative treatment by the media to his mother's.
- Prince Harry's statement on Tuesday was accompanied by the announcement that Markle plans to sue British tabloid the Mail on Sunday for publishing a private letter written by the duchess to her father.
- Diana's death in 1997 from a car accident was largely blamed on the paparazzi chasing the royal's vehicle, although this wasn't listed as the official cause of the crash.
- However, unlike Markle, who refrains from giving interviews about her personal life, Diana spoke about her highly-publicized divorce to Prince Charles, telling BBC's Panorama: "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
- Here's how Markle and Diana's relationships with the British press compare.
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Prince Harry says he fears "history is repeating itself" as he compared his wife Meghan Markle's struggles with the British tabloids to those faced by his mother, the late Princess Diana.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Duke of Sussex also announced his wife's plans to sue the Mail on Sunday for publishing a private letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle.
"Though this action may not be the safe one," he said, "it is the right one. Because my deepest fear is history repeating itself. I've seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces."
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Here's how Markle and Diana's treatment by the British press compare.
Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 after her vehicle was chased by an aggressive group of paparazzi on motorcycles. Although an official investigation found they weren't the cause of the crash, many people have blamed them as a contributing factor.
Hulton Archive/GettyThe paparazzi have also denied Harry and Markle their right to privacy. The couple recently won a lawsuit against Splash News, who used a helicopter to take invasive photos of the inside of their home.
AP Images.Tabloids even went as far as to publish topless photos of Diana, which reportedly caused Prince William to be bullied at school.
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