Meghan Markle Bullying Claims: Why The Royal Palace Seals Probe Into Allegations Despite Leads to Raft of Changes

According to reports, a Buckingham Palace inquiry into charges that Meghan Markle mistreated members of her staff will never be revealed.

The palace updated its human resources rules and processes as a consequence of the study, which the Queen privately sponsored, but it no longer intends to make any public statements about the inquiry or publicly recognize the slew of changes.

Royal Palace Decides To Bury Meghan Markle Bullying Claims Probe

The investigation was conducted by an independent law firm, and several participants were allegedly dissatisfied that the report was hidden. The report is supposedly being kept secret to protect individuals who participated and to avoid additional disputes between the Sussexes and the palace.

According to the publication, some of those involved are dissatisfied since they have yet to learn the outcome of the investigation. Changes to the palace's human resources rules are anticipated to be disclosed later this month in the annual Sovereign Grant report.

The probe centered on allegations that the Duchess of Sussex pressured two of her assistants out of their jobs. Meghan Markle's attorneys called the charges a "calculated smear campaign" initiated ahead of her Oprah appearance. As per one author, the Duchess of Sussex was accused of humiliating palace staff in meetings, shouting at them, and being "ruled by terror," according to Mirror.

At times, the couple would have had up to 25 people working for them, many of whom may be regarded as possible witnesses. However, none of those implicated in the charges have been heard since last summer.

Just over a year after the probe was initiated, royal officials have yet to reveal any of their conclusions - or even clear whether the investigation's findings would be included in this year's annual review, which is scheduled to be released in June, as originally promised.

Former Palace Employees Say Meghan Markle Bullied, Humiliated Them

The Palace has refused to issue a public statement regarding the findings or recognize changes to its human resources policy as a result of Meghan Markle's alleged mistreatment. Meghan Markle was accused of harassing two senior staff members, while another former employee said she humiliated them.

Another assistant stated that she used "emotional brutality and manipulation, which might also be referred to as bullying." During the same interview, the Duke and Duchess made other statements that were ultimately proven to be untrue, as per Daily Mail.

According to royal sources, Meghan Markle's treatment of her employees caused genuine stress and trauma. In an email received in October 2018 by her former press assistant and later published, she was accused of bullying.

In the letter, Jason Knauf expressed worry that Meghan Markle was able to bully two PAs out of the family. He called her alleged actions very inappropriate.

When he heard the accusations, Prince William reportedly went crazy, resulting in a fight with his brother and Prince Harry slamming the phone down on him.

Meghan Markle's lawyer later appeared on an episode of the BBC's controversial series 'The Princes And The Press' to speak out about the incident. When asked if Meghan Markle was a bully, Jenny Afia of law firm Schillings said, "Absolutely not."

However, once the charges were made public, the Palace declared that an inquiry would be launched, warning that it would not allow any bullying and harassment and was extremely worried by the allegations. Since then, the inquiry has been shrouded in mystery.

It is now reported that adjustments to the royal household's HR procedures as a consequence of the probe will be announced in the annual Sovereign Grant report later this month.

The report describes how the Government's yearly contribution to the Queen is used to finance the royal family's official tasks, including royal employment. However, it is known that Buckingham Palace no longer intends to issue a public comment on the probe or even recognize the following revisions to its HR practices.

Melissa Touabti, Meghan Markle's former PA, is said to have been involved in the probe. She allegedly departed Kensington Palace six months after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, "traumatized" by her ordeal, The Sun reported.