Prince Harry of Britain and his wife Meghan, have ended dealings with four prominent U.K. tabloids as part of the “new media relations policy” being enforced after stepping down from their obligations as senior members of the royal family.
Prince Harry and Meghan who currently reside in Los Angeles with their son Archie, directed their legal team to serve letters to the editors at the Daily Mirror, the Sun, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Express.
The couple explained in the letters that they won’t be able to “offer themselves up as currency for the economy of clickbait or distortion.”
The letter reads: “This policy is not about avoiding criticism. It’s not about shutting down public conversation or censoring accurate reporting. Media have every right to report on and indeed have an opinion on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, good or bad. But it can’t be based on a lie.
“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. There is a real human cost to this way of doing business and it affects every corner of society.
“With that said, please note that The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not be engaging with your outlet. 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 couple’s decision to end dealings with the tabloids came after Harry made the unparalleled move of telling British newspapers to reduce the level at which they were reporting his relationship with Meghan when their romance started.
Since they got married in May 2018, the couple have decided not to serve as senior members of the Royal Family as they officially closed their office earlier this month. Tabloids’ focus on their lives was cited as one of the reasons for the reconsideration of their royal roles.
