Meghan Markle this week was denied a motion to stay discovery in a defamation lawsuit brought by her estranged half-sister Samantha Markle over the Duchess of Sussex's 2021 tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Meghan Markle "does not show that unusual circumstances justify the requested stay, or that prejudice or an undue burden will result if the Court does not impose a stay," Florida judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell said Tuesday in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

Markle had requested the stay on discovery in the case "pending a resolution" on her motion to have the lawsuit dismissed but her sister argued that Markle was just trying to delay the case.

Honeywell agreed that "some of the claims against her may be ripe" to have the case dismissed but said she doesn’t meet the "high standard" to stay discovery.

She added there was an "immediate and clear possibility" the case could be dismissed but said the likelihood of a dismissal isn't a reason to stay discovery.

Earlier this week, Samantha Markle had demanded that both Meghan Markle and Prince Harry be deposed in separate interviews. Neither would have to be interviewed if the case were dismissed.

The documents said that "to date, the Duchess has not agreed to schedule one single deposition."

Samantha sued Markle for allegedly making "false" statements in her interview with Winfrey. She accused her of defamation "based on demonstrably false and malicious statements" made in the sit-down on March 7, 2021....

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