Prince Harry has sent a legal warning to the Mail on Sunday newspaper, which is being sued by Meghan Markle over a recent article (opens in new tab) alleging that he had no contact with the Royal Marines after resigning from his post as general in March. Harry lost his honorary title (opens in new tab), awarded in 2017, after he and Meghan stepped down as senior members of the royal family.

Harry's lawyers at Schillings, the same London firm that is waging a legal battle with Associated Publishers (opens in new tab) over the publication of Meghan's letter to her father Thomas Markle, as reported by Vanity Fair said the Mail on Sunday article was "false and defamatory" (opens in new tab). Harry's aide told the magazine, "It is not true that he has not been in contact with the Marines. He has had many conversations with former colleagues during his incarceration and is in regular contact with many military personnel, both privately and personally."

The magazine also stated that "Harry has been in contact with the Marine Corps since his incarceration, and he has been in contact with many of his former colleagues.

The Mail on Sunday quoted former Marine Major General Julian Thompson as saying, "I don't mean to lecture him, but he needs to take his job seriously and not say, 'I'm still a general, I'll live in Los Angeles and not go to England. That is wrong. That is wrong. He is expected to attend events and be as close to his grandfather as he can be."

The paper further claimed that Harry ignored a written request from Lord Dannatt, the former head of the army, for more support for the British military community. According to Vanity Fair, sources close to Harry said that he did not receive Lord Dannatt's letter and that Harry's office requested that a copy be sent to the Duke of Sussex's Los Angeles staff.

According to Vanity Fair magazine, an unnamed friend of Harry's said, "He may have been made to give up his title, but he has not given up the army."