Meghan Markle is facing deposition with Prince Harry over a lawsuit filed last year by her own sibling.

On Tuesday, a Florida judge rejected a request to let the couple avoid testifying in a defamation case brought by Samantha Markle. The Duchess of Sussex was sued by her half sister in March for allegedly misrepresenting their relationship during a controversial Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021.

In court documents obtained by the news media , Samantha Markle accuses Meghan of making demonstrably false and malicious statements that reached a worldwide audience.

The suit states that Meghan orchestrated the campaign to defame and destroy her sisters and her Fathers reputation and credibility in order to preserve and promote the false rags-to-royalty narrative she allegedly fabricated for the Royal Family and the worldwide media.

This includes Meghans claims that the siblings were virtual strangers and that she was an only child, according to materials in the case.

Samantha Markle is seeking damages in excess of $75,000.

The judges ruling could lead Meghan and Harry, who famously exited the royal family in 2020 over alleged racism and infighting , to make comments under oath. Among the court documents are 38 requests for admission , intended to serve as potential questions and prompts for Meghan.