Lawyers for Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) told senior judges on Tuesday that they wanted to rely on a recent witness statement made by Jason Knauf – the Duchess of Sussex’s former aide – in their legal bid to overturn the ruling.

The court yesterday heard the Duchess of Sussex told Mr Knauf a handwritten letter to her estranged father was “drafted with the understanding that it could be leaked”.

Mr Knauf, who was communications secretary to Meghan and Harry until March 2019, said the duchess had indicated to him in August of the previous year that she recognised it was possible her father, Thomas Markle, would make the letter public.

The hearing at the Court of Appeal in London has paused as those present stand to observe a two-minute silence to mark the anniversary of Armistice Day.

The Mail on Sunday is continuing its legal battle to overturn a High Court ruling on its publication of a letter written by Meghan Markle to her estranged father.

The Duchess of Sussex, 40, sued the newspaper’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), over five articles that reproduced parts of a “personal and private” letter sent to her father Thomas Markle, 77, in August 2018.

The High Court ruled earlier this year that ANL’s publication of the letter was unlawful, entering summary judgment for Meghan and avoiding the need for a trial.

ANL is challenging that ruling at the Court of Appeal in a three-day hearing that will come to an end today.

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the Mail on Sunday’s legal bid to overturn a High Court ruling its publication of a letter written by Meghan Markle to her estranged father.

The three-day hearing at the Court of Appeal will end today, with a judgment expected at a later date.