The British royal family has been accused of having "double standards" after Buckingham Palace said it will investigate the claims made against Meghan Markle, who, allegedly, bullied members of the royal staff while she was a working royal in 2018.
Royal biographer Carolyn Durand said, in an interview with Sky News, that the Palace acted quickly in having an investigation. However, they have not investigated Prince Andrew nor urged him to speak to authorities in the U.S. in connection with what he knows about the sex trafficking accusations against his friend, Jeffrey Epstein.
Durand also wondered why Harry's military honors have been stripped down because he stepped back from his royal duties. However, Andrew still has his military honors even after a woman claimed that she was in bed with the royal at least three times when she was just a minor and working for Epstein. Andrew has vehemently denied ever meeting his accuser over 20 years ago.
The biographer co-wrote Finding Freedom, covering the story of Prince Harry and Meghan's first three years as a royal couple. The Sussex pair stated before the book's release that they did not have any collaboration with the authors nor granted a sit-down interview with Durand and Omid Scobie.
Meanwhile, Scobie said in an interview with Glamour that Harry and Meghan didn't want to give up their royal roles. However, the biographer suggested that the couple was treated in a "misogynistic way" in the press while Buckingham Palace failed to protect them.
Scobie also said that Meghan and Harry's upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey will likely clarify their stand and what they have been doing since leaving their royal roles. The biographer said that the interview will not be a royal family bashing but it's a chance for Harry and Meghan to finally tell their side of the story.
But the Sussexes and Winfrey have been criticized as well because of the timing of the broadcast when Harry's 99-year-old grandfather, Prince Philip, is still recovering from heart surgery. The program will run on the air on March 7 on CBS despite calls that it should be moved with respect to the Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty, the Queen.
A friend of the couple told Daily Mail that even if Meghan could stop the broadcast, she will not do it because it has nothing to do with the duke. The friend said that Buckingham Palace is making Philip's health the excuse to keep Meghan "muzzled." The interview was taped on the day Philip was admitted to the hospital more than two weeks ago and the friend said that it's a done deal.
