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Will nan floodgates beryllium opened?
Tom Bower, writer of “Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and nan War Between nan Windsors,” believes much accusation astir Meghan Markle’s alleged palace bullying will travel to ray now that a former adjutant has officially spoken out.
“I person nary uncertainty that much will now emerge. The trickle of accusation will, soon enough, go a stream,” he wrote successful an editorial for nan Daily Mail, published Tuesday.
“That’s not to prejudge nan matter aliases opportunity what nan verdict will be. But it’s very overmuch to nan Palace’s discredit that, immoderate truth we get at, it should person to look successful this achy and unsatisfactory way.”
Bower’s portion was published conscionable complete a week aft Samantha Cohen, a loyal and longstanding erstwhile palace aide, confirmed successful an interview pinch nan Australian Herald-Sun that she was 1 of 10 unit members who were questioned astir allegations that Markle bullied members of her staff.
Cohen – who had worked for Queen Elizabeth II for galore years earlier her decease successful 2022 – recalled being asked by nan precocious monarch to thief Markle acclimatize into nan royal family successful 2017.
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She noted successful nan question and reply that she allegedly stayed successful nan domiciled for overmuch longer than planned.
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“I was only expected to enactment for six months but stayed for 18,” Cohen explained. “We couldn’t find a replacement for maine and erstwhile we did, we took them connected circuit to Africa pinch Harry and Meghan to show them nan ropes but they near arsenic good while successful Africa.”
Reports of bullying emerged days earlier nan Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s explosive 2021 question and reply pinch Oprah Winfrey.
The Times of London reported that Markle, 42, allegedly reduced unit members to tears while she lived astatine Kensington Palace pinch Prince Harry, 39.
Markle reportedly denied that she had been critical, however, supposedly saying, “It’s not my occupation to coddle people,” per nan outlet.
The alleged incidents were documented by nan couple’s communications adjunct astatine nan time, royal advisor Jason Knauf.
“I americium very concerned that nan Duchess was capable to bully 2 PAs retired of nan family successful nan past year. The curen of X* was wholly unacceptable,” nan HR title read.
“The Duchess seems intent connected ever having personification successful her sights. She is bullying Y and seeking to undermine her confidence. We person had study aft study from group who person witnessed unacceptable behaviour towards Y.”
He added, “I stay concerned that thing will beryllium done.”
The Palace later announced it would beryllium launching an investigation but that nan findings would not beryllium released. At nan time, nan Duke and Duchess of Sussex besides vigorously denied nan claims and issued a strongly-worded statement.
“Let’s conscionable telephone this what it is — a calculated smear run based connected misleading and harmful misinformation,” nan connection read.
“We are disappointed to spot this defamatory portrayal of nan Duchess of Sussex fixed credibility by a media outlet.”
In summation to Bower, different royal writer precocious elaborate Cohen’s unhappy tenure pinch nan royal couple.
According to Valentine Low’s book “Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind The Crown,” Cohen complained, down nan scenes, that she felt she’d been yelled astatine and “treated harshly,” moreover likening nan occupation to “working pinch teenagers.”
