The Duchess of Sussex is in the midst of an ongoing legal battle with the Daily Mail’s publishers over a series of articles using a handwritten letter she sent her dad, Thomas, over his no-show at her royal wedding.

She lost an early ruling in May when the judge ordered her to throw out sections accusing the paper of “deliberately stirring up” and causing the rift — and last Wednesday agreed to pay the publisher’s costs for the hearing.

Court filings show she will pay the UK equivalent of $88,500.

News of the payout comes as Markle, 38, still waits for a verdict in the latest round as she battles to keep secret the names of five friends who spoke to People magazine in defense of her amid the public battle with her dad.

The Mail’s lawyers claim the five – referred to in court as A to E – should be identified, arguing that their interview brought into the public arena the letter with her father that the paper then published.

However, Markle’s lawyer, Justin Rushbrooke, said in a written submission to London’s High Court Wednesday that being forced to name her friends would be “an unacceptably high price” for the duchess.

People Magazine cover on” The truth about Meghan” from Feb. 18, 2019.

Thomas Markle

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

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“These were confidential sources who gave the interviews on condition of anonymity,” Rushbrooke said.

The judge said he will make a ruling in writing at a later date.

Markle is seeking damages for alleged misuse of private information, copyright infringement and breach of the Data Protection Act over five articles, two in the Mail on Sunday and three on DailyMail.com.

The publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), denies the allegations.

With Post wires