Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might have moved to Montecito, California, from their roles as working royals but the media still has a lot to say about the Duchess and how she treated her staff during her time as a working royal.
It is reported that a staggering eighteen senior, experienced staff members resigned in little more than a four-year stint.
A source is said to have told The Hollywood Reporter in an exposé interview that, “Everyone’s terrified of Meghan. She’s absolutely relentless. She marches around like a dictator in high heels.”
It however seems Meghan Markle has had enough, and now she’s ready to declare war, according to a source talking to In Touch Weekly.
“These rumors of her being ‘Duchess Difficult’ have plagued Meghan for years, and she’s tired of the character assassinations,” the source says. “She’s striking back.”
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Accusations of bullying by multiple staff members led to a palace investigation in 2021.
Meghan Markle denied the allegations, but because the results were never made public, “it’s seemingly Meghan’s word against theirs,” says the source.
Her supporters have labeled the dispute as a conflict between British and American cultures.
With some asking her to tell her side of the story – and she’ll have a lot to address.
Here are some shocking alleged claims against Meghan Markle.
It is said that a former California staffer told The Hollywood Reporter that Meghan “belittles people” and “doesn’t take advice,” while another said the former actress would often be “fuming and barking orders. I’ve seen her reduce grown men to tears.”
Those claims are awfully similar to the complaints lodged against her by former aides in England.
“Some of them have called her a demanding ‘control freak’ who terrorized the staff with 5 a.m. emails; some of them have said they have PTSD from working with her,” says the source.
“Others have accused her of being a liar for stories she’s believed to have leaked about family members like King Charles and Princess Kate, who were accused of being racist.”
The work environment was apparently so toxic that former Kensington Palace Press Secretary Jason Knauf felt compelled to report Meghan to higher-ups.
“I am very concerned that the Duchess was able to bully two PAs out of the household in the past year. The treatment of [redacted] was totally unacceptable,” he wrote in a 2018 email. “The Duchess seems intent on always having someone in her sights. She is bullying [redacted] and seeking to undermine her confidence. We have had report after report from people who have witnessed unacceptable behavior toward [redacted].”
The palace’s human resources department underwent adjustments as a result of rumors that ten workers were interviewed; nevertheless, specifics were kept under wraps.
“Some people have suggested it’s because Charles and William didn’t want to stir up more drama with Harry and Meghan,” says the source.
“But the Sussexes could argue it’s because Meghan didn’t do anything that bad.” At least that’s what she’s been saying.
Meghan said in a BBC documentary that the claims are “just not true” adding that she “wouldn’t want to negate anyone’s personal experiences.”
Also during an episode on her Archetypes podcast, dubbed “Angry Black Women,” Meghan discussed the misconceptions about her.
Meghan Markle admitted she could be “particular” about making sure a job is done right but argued that asking for exactly what you want “doesn’t make you demanding [or] difficult; it makes you clear.”
The Hollywood Reporter’s source claims that Meghan might be tempted to go into the alleged attacks to set the records straight with the launch of her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, and a Netflix cooking show, not to mention Archewell’s campaign against online bullying.
