Meghan Markle, who left her senior royal position with Prince Harry in 2020, has described the difficult time she faced during her brief stay with the royal firm.
Not only was she under intense media scrutiny, things got worse when bullying claims against her emerged. It was believed that around this time, she had received a letter about her father’s paedophilia allegations.
It is believed that the Palace was working hard to keep all these claims hidden because they feared that findings about the then-Prince Andrew would be made public, per a historian and royal expert.
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The first complaint about Meghan was made in October 2018 and the letter from Thomas Markle Sr’s ex-wife Roslyn Loveless came around January 2019. While Meghan’s father claims have only just emerged, the bullying report came in early 2021.
“After Meghan Markle was accused of bullying staff, Buckingham Palace braced itself for historic complaints about Prince Andrew’s bullying, profanities, and impossible demands,” royal author Andrew Lownie revealed.
The ex-prince was notorious among the Palace staff for being rude and unkind. The royals were desperately trying to manage the escalating situation because Andrew’s ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was exposed along with Virginia Giuffre allegations.
“Some say a report on bullying accusations against Meghan Markle has never been released because it would also raise questions about the behaviour of the Queen’s second son,” Lownie added.
Meghan was reportedly left very upset by the situation and had firmly denied any bullying claims. The Duchess had released a statement noting that it was an “attack on her character” especially as she has been a target of bullying.
She added that she “will keep striving to set an example for doing what is right and doing what is good”.
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Lownie did remark that the allegations against Andrew are “far worse” than Meghan’s. An investigation was launched into Meghan’s case by the Palace but it was dubbed as a “distraction” from the Andrew matter.