The Sun ‘did not ask Meghan investigator to act illegally’

Meghan’s phone number, addresses, social security number and information on members of her family were passed to The Sun

A spokesperson for Meghan said the report shows that "the predatory practices of days past are still ongoing, reaping irreversible damage for families and relationships."

The Sun’s publisher has said a US private investigator “was not tasked to do anything illegal” after he claimed to have unlawfully obtained the Duchess of Sussex’s personal information while working for the newspaper.

Daniel Hanks was paid 250 dollars (£180) to undertake “legitimate” research on Meghan in 2016, the year she first started dating the Duke of Sussex, News Group Newspapers (NGN) said.