{"id":187955,"date":"2021-03-03T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=187955"},"modified":"2021-03-03T09:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:00:26","slug":"meghan-markle-bullied-royal-aides-complaint-was-filed-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meghan-markle-bullied-royal-aides-complaint-was-filed-report-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Bullied Royal Aides, Complaint Was Filed, Report Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeghan-markle-bullied-royal-aides-complaint-was-filed-report-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=187955&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-31-at-10.07.44-AM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Brith royal aides have revealed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/royal-aides-reveal-meghan-bullying-claim-before-oprah-interview-7sxfvd2c3?utm_medium=Social\">The Times<\/a> that a bullying complaint against Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, from one of her closest advisors was made while she was at Kensington Palace \u2014 and the complaint was not pursued. The report was published ahead of a much-talked about Oprah Winfrey interview with Markle and her husband Prince Harry in which Markle reportedly described her time as a royal as \u201cunsurvivable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe complaint claimed that she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/nothing-was-ever-good-enough-meghan-left-staff-shaking-with-fear-hb37gbvn8\">drove two personal assistants out of the household<\/a>\u00a0and was undermining the confidence of a third staff member,\u201d The Times reported. \u201cIt was made in October 2018 by Jason Knauf, the couple\u2019s communications secretary at the time, seemingly in an effort to get Buckingham Palace to protect staff who he claimed were coming under pressure from the duchess. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/topic\/prince-harry?page=1\">Prince Harry<\/a> pleaded with Knauf not to pursue it, according to a source.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sources who spoke to the Times focused on the period between 2017, when Markle was introduced as Harry\u2019s girlfriend, to last year when the couple left the family as working royals.<\/p>\n<p>After communicating with Samantha Carruthers, the head of HR, Knauf reportedly emailed Simon Case, the private secretary of Harry\u2019s older brother William, the Duke of Cambridge, writing that Carruthers \u201cagreed with me on all counts that the situation was very serious. \u2026 I remain concerned that nothing will be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Knauf also stated, \u201cI am very concerned that the Duchess was able to bully two PAs out of the household in the past year. The treatment of X* was totally unacceptable. \u2026 The Duchess seems intent on always having someone in her sights. She is bullying Y and seeking to undermine her confidence. We have had report after report from people who have witnessed unacceptable behaviour towards Y.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The email also claimed that Samantha Cohen, the couple\u2019s private secretary, was undergoing genuine stress. \u201cI questioned if the Household policy on bullying and harassment applies to principals,\u201d Knauf added.<\/p>\n<p>Case, who is now cabinet secretary, forwarded the email to Carruthers. One source said that although the email was sent to the HR department,\u201cI think the problem is, not much happened with it. It was, \u2018How can we make this go away?\u2019, rather than addressing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Times reported that Prince Harry, apprised of the email, had a meeting with Knauf in which \u201che begged him not to pursue it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLawyers for the duke and duchess deny that any meeting took place or that the duke would have interfered with any staff matter,\u201d The Times notes.<\/p>\n<p>Two senior members of staff said Markle bullied them; another former employee told\u00a0The Times\u00a0that Markle had \u201chumiliated\u201d them and said two other members of staff had been bullied. Another aide said Markle\u2019s behavior felt \u201cmore like emotional cruelty and manipulation, which I guess could also be called bullying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenior people in the household, Buckingham Palace and Clarence House, knew that they had a situation where members of staff, particularly young women, were being bullied to the point of tears,\u201d another source told The Times. \u201cThe institution just protected Meghan constantly. All the men in grey suits who she hates have a lot to answer for, because they did absolutely nothing to protect people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Times reports that Markle became very concerned about the number of news stories about staff leaving.\u00a0\u201cThe issue of staff \u2014 their treatment, and the fact that they were shared between William and Harry \u2014 became so pressing that William and Case accelerated the process of splitting the two households,\u201d The Times claims.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Sussexes responded to the staff\u2019s accusations, stating:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Let\u2019s just call this what it is \u2014 a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation. We are disappointed to see this defamatory portrayal of The Duchess of Sussex given credibility by a media outlet. It\u2019s no coincidence that distorted several-year-old accusations aimed at undermining The Duchess are being briefed to the British media shortly before she and The Duke are due to speak openly and honestly about their experience of recent years. In a detailed legal letter of rebuttal to\u00a0The Times, we have addressed these defamatory claims in full, including spurious allegations regarding the use of gifts loaned to The Duchess by\u00a0The Crown.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Duchess is saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma. She is determined to continue her work building compassion around the world and will keep striving to set an example for doing what is right and doing what is good.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Attorneys for the Sussexes said that The Times was \u201cbeing used by Buckingham Palace to peddle a wholly false narrative.\u201d However, the\u00a0outlet says that it understands that \u201cthe palace establishment is highly concerned that the allegations have emerged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/meghan-markle-wearing-4700-dress-complains-about-life-as-a-royal\/\">reported<\/a> on Monday regarding the Oprah interview:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Oprah Winfrey, whose interview with Great Britain\u2019s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle features Markle reportedly wearing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/02\/28\/meghan-markle-dazzles-in-armani-dress-for-oprah-interview\/\">$4,700<\/a>\u00a0Armani dress, stated that Markle said her twenty months as a royal were \u201calmost unsurvivable.\u201d Winfrey asks Markle, \u201cIt\u00a0sounds like there was a breaking point \u2026 Were you silent or were you silenced?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the 30-second clip from the interview, Harry states, \u201cI\u2019m just really relieved and happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side because I can\u2019t begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago. \u2026 Because it\u2019s been unbelievably tough for the two of us but at least we have each other.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brith royal aides have revealed to The Times that a bullying complaint against Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, from one of her closest advisors was made while &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2274643,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-31-at-10.07.44-AM.png?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Meghan Markle Bullied Royal Aides, Complaint Was Filed, Report Says","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-31-at-10.07.44-AM.png?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Meghan Markle Bullied Royal Aides, Complaint Was Filed, Report Says","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2274643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}