Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, takes action against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday for breach of privacy and copyright infringement after the newspaper published extracts from a handwritten letter from Meghan to her father, sent shortly after her marriage to Prince Harry May 2018.
The source told CNN that the couple's team had confirmed that Meghan and Harry planned to listen to the Duchess' legal team presentation. The preparatory hearing for the London District Court is held practically due to restrictions related to coronaviruses.
Harry, the Duke of Sussex, claimed that the letter, published in part by the Mail on Sunday, was edited to "deliberately mislead" readers - an assertion, denied by the newspaper, that he had made in an open letter. announcing legal action in October.
Meghan is seeking damages for the misuse of private information, copyright infringement, and breach of the 2018 Data Protection Law. No trial date has yet been set.
The Mail on Sunday and parent company Associated Newspapers previously said it maintained the original story and argued that there was a "huge and legitimate" public interest in members of the royal family and their "personal relationships".
A spokesperson previously told CNN: "The Mail on Sunday stands by the story it published and will vigorously defend this case. Specifically, we categorically deny that the Duchess' letter was edited by 'a way that changed its meaning. "