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Nightmare Week for London’s Last Press Lord: Name-Shamed by Meghan Markle and His Digital Genius Quits

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As other British newspaper dynasties disappeared, the oldest kept on. But now, with print on life support, the fourth Lord Rothermere is losing the man who saved his empire.

It’s been an uncomfortably rocky week for London’s last surviving Press Lord, who normally keeps a very low profile.

First, he was shame-named by Meghan Markle in her statement following her triumph in court against his London tabloid: “Today, the courts ruled in my favor—again—cementing that the Mail on Sunday,...

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