Meghan is heading back to court as newspaper appeals her privacy case victory

It looks like Meghan Markle will have to face court once again as her privacy case against UK tabloids returns to court for a new appeal.

Publishers of the Mail on Sunday have reportedly been granted permission to appeal against the ruling that the paper invaded Meghan's privacy.

The news comes just weeks after the case seemed to be settled, with judgements granted in February and May ruling largely in the Duchess of Sussex's favour.

Meghan shared her relief at the time, saying in a statement: "After two long years of pursuing litigation, I am grateful to the courts for holding Associated Newspapers and The Mail on Sunday to account for their illegal and dehumanising practices.

"These tactics (and those of their sister publications MailOnline and the Daily Mail) are not new; in fact, they've been going on for far too long without consequence. The damage they have done and continue to do runs deep."

She had sued the publishers over a series of articles that included sections of a handwritten letter she sent her estranged father, Thomas Markle, in 2018.

In Judge Mark Warby's rulings, it was determined that "the disclosures were manifestly excessive and hence unlawful," and that the tabloids misused private information about Meghan.

Now the publishers, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), plan to appeal the decision a spokeswoman for the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline told The Times.

"We are pleased with the Court of Appeal's decision to grant us permission to appeal against the summary judgments handed down by the High Court, and its recognition of the exceptional public interest in the issues raised by the case," she said, via the outlet.

Meghan's lawyer, Justin Rushbrooke, argued during the original case hearings that the publisher had "no real prospect" of winning the case then.

The Duchess' legal team appear to have the same opinion now, a representative telling the outlet that Meghan has "already won" once.

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"The Duchess has already won her legal case against the Mail on Sunday on all claims, after years of pursuing accountability from the publisher for wrongdoing," they said via the Times.

"We are confident that Mr Justice Warby's strong judgment against the Mail will be upheld, and we support the Court of Appeal's further review of the legal rights that were confirmed to have been violated in Mr Justice Warby's ruling."

It's unclear if Meghan will be expected to appear at court – in person or remotely – for the appeal.