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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Patrick Hill

British lawyer hired as peacemaker between Meghan Markle and sister Samantha

A British-born lawyer and climber has a new mountain to conquer ­after being appointed to broker peace between the Duchess of Sussex and her sister.

Mary Ruth Houston, 61, has been hired as a mediator in a bitter defamation case between Meghan, 41, and her sibling Samantha Markle, 58.

Ms Houston will attempt to help them find a resolution in a last-gasp bid to avoid a jury trial in Tampa, Florida.

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