Buckingham Palace has sought the help of a third-party law firm in their ongoing probe of Meghan Markle, who was accused of bullying her staff while she was still a working royal in 2018.
Reports cited that the Palace wants an independent legal team to undertake the investigations, where the Duchess of Sussex, allegedly, forced two of her staff to quit their jobs and a third to lose her confidence because of how Meghan treated them.
Sources said that the "worst incidences" and more "harrowing stories" about Meghan have yet to come out, and a lot has yet to be uncovered. The Palace pledged to look into the allegations, citing that Buckingham should be a safe workplace.
The bullying claims came to light on March 2, but it was first reported to Jason Knauf, who used to work the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's communications team. Knauf knew of the people who made the complaint in 2018, and he consulted their cases with Simon Case, the private secretary of Prince William, and Samantha Carruthers, the head of Palace's Human Resource.
Case and Carruthers assessed that the situation was "serious," but Knauf felt that "nothing will be done." The complainants, at that time, also felt that they would not be heard, and Knauf, allegedly, didn't proceed with filing the paperwork with HR. There were speculations that Prince Harry discussed the complaints with Knauf personally.
The Duchess of Sussex, on the other hand, has denied the claims as soon as it came out and said that she was saddened by these "attacks on her character." The claims conveniently came out just days before the broadcast of Meghan and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey.
According to Daily Mail, Meghan has emailed Buckingham Palace because she wants to see the "evidence" or the documents, emails or texts pertaining to the bullying claims. A source inside the Palace has confirmed that they've received Meghan's correspondence.
Meanwhile, amid the bad press, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they are backing several charitiesunder Archewell Foundation. These are Mind, the mental health charity group in Britain, Color of Change, a racial justice group that works with criminal reforms, and Press Pad, a group of up-and-coming journalists who want positive action from the media.
Harry and Meghan also donated money to help fix the roof of a women's facility in Texas, which was battered down by a recent hurricane. Archewell's funding of the construction of the first World Central Kitchen in Dominica, which will provide relief and assistance to climate disaster victims, was completed early this year.
