Prince Harry Reveals Weeping Staff and Why Meghan Markle’s PA Quit

Prince Harry described how “nerves were shattering, people were sniping” among palace staff during the tumultuous time before Meghan Markle was accused of being “difficult” to work for.

The Duke of Sussex addressed the bullying allegations against Meghan in his book Spare, released on Tuesday, and acknowledged: “More than once a staff member slumped across their desk and wept.”

Meghan was accused of bullying two PAs out of the royal household in an internal email sent by Jason Knauf, then Kensington Palace communications secretary.

Prince Harry, Meghan and Jason Knauf

The email, originally sent in October 2018, was leaked in the U.K. press days before the Oprah Winfrey interview, in March 2021, in a move the couple’s spokesperson described at the time as a “smear.”

Harry wrote: “She was also said to have driven our assistant to quit; in fact that assistant was asked to resign by Palace HR after we showed them evidence she’d traded on her position with Meg to get freebies. But because we couldn’t speak publicly about the reasons for the assistant’s departure, rumors filled the void.”
Prince Harry, Meghan and Jason Knauf

Prince Harry, seen visiting New York with Meghan Markle in 2021, disputed bullying allegations in his book ‘Spare’ [inset top] Jason Knauf [inset bottom] accused Meghan of bullying two PAs out of the royal household. TAYLOR HILL/WIREIMAGE

 

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