Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, felt “unprotected by the Institution” of the monarchy and was “prohibited from defending herself” against media reports while pregnant, according to court documents seen by the BBC.

The documents are part of Markle’s ongoing legal battle against Associated Newspapers, publishers of outlets The Mail on Sunday and Mail Online. She sued the group for breach of privacy and copyright infringement after the Mail published excerpts from a 2018 letter Markle sent to her father Thomas Markle Sr. Associated Newspapers denies her claims.

“The Claimant had become the subject of a large number of false and damaging articles by the U.K. tabloid media, specifically by the Defendant, which caused tremendous emotional distress and damage to her mental health,” an excerpt from the documents read, referring to an interview that five of Markle’s friends gave to a U.S. publication in February 2019.

“As her
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