Meghan privacy trial granted postponement until autumn 2021

Confidential request by duchess delays case against Mail on Sunday as father tells of ill health

The Duchess of Sussex has been granted a postponement of her privacy trial against the Mail on Sunday over its publication of extracts of a letter to her estranged father as the high court heard he intends to give evidence in person, but fears for his health.

Meghan was granted the adjournment because of a confidential" reason following a high court hearing on Thursday in her privacy claim against the publishers Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL).