Samantha Markle will get her day in court after a judge set a trial date in her defamation lawsuit against half-sister Meghan Markle.
The trial will begin in Tampa on November 4, 2024, a judge ruled this month. It is expected to last up to five days. She is seeking $75,000 in damages.
Samantha, 59, who has long been estranged from the Duchess of Sussex, alleges that she was defamed during the infamous Prince Harry and Meghan interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired in 2021.
In March, a judge in Florida threw out the suit saying that Meghan's claims would be impossible to disprove but following amendments, the same judge appears to have ruled that there is merit to the claims.
During the interview, Meghan, 42, made references to growing up as an only child, something which Samantha resented, alleging that she had a normal sibling relationship with her younger half-sister.
Meghan Markle pictured at the Variety 2023 Power of Women event in California on November 16
Meghan and Harry's Oprah Winfrey interview in March 2021. She claimed she grew up an 'only child'
In a decision dated November 14, the same judge set a trial date for November 2024, with 'in person' meetings scheduled beforehand.
Samantha, who battles multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair, said that those comments resulted in her being subjected to 'humiliation and hatred' while calling Meghan's words in the interview 'demonstrably false and malicious.'
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