{"id":527672,"date":"2025-10-25T20:19:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/527672\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T20:19:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:19:24","slug":"meghan-markle-claims-that-sparked-prince-andrew-alarm-bells-for-buckingham-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/527672\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle claims that &#8216;sparked Prince Andrew alarm bells&#8217; for Buckingham Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle was accused of bullying staff members at Kensington Palace during her short tenure as a working royal, but she denied the accusations of mistreating anyone<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Commonwealth-Day-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Prince Andrew\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Meghan Markle pictured alongside Prince Harry and Prince Andrew in 2019(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Buckingham Palace prepared itself for a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/prince-andrew-emails-virginia-giuffre-1454532\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Prince Andrew bombshell after &#039;troubling&#039; claimsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Andrew bombshell after &#8216;troubling&#8217; claims<\/a> were made about <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/meghan-markle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Meghan MarkleLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Meghan Markle<\/a>, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">The Duchess of Sussex was alleged to have <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/meghan-markle-spotify-bullying-claims-933998\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"bullied palace staffLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">bullied palace staff<\/a> during her brief time as a working Royal at Kensington Palace, though she strongly refuted any suggestions she had mistreated her employees. Additional allegations that Meghan <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/king-charles-harry-meghan-relationship-1427393\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"could be a challengingLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">could be a challenging<\/a> employer have continued to follow her since she relocated to California, with certain staff members telling American media outlets they found her demanding to work with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Nevertheless, other employees publicly defended Meghan, 44, wholeheartedly, insisting <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/royals\/inside-meghan-markles-staff-fallout-716406\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"she exceeded expectations as a boss Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">she exceeded expectations as a boss <\/a>and genuinely cared for her staff&#8217;s wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/tv\/donald-trump-cnn-lies-listed-1421440\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1421440\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump issued brutal blow as all the president&#8217;s lies listed by CNN reporter<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/princess-diana-once-described-sex-1446023\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1446023\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Diana once described her sex life with Charles as &#8216;very odd&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">A palace inquiry was reportedly conducted regarding the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/bullying\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"bullyingLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">bullying<\/a> claims, though the findings were never made public &#8211; and one Royal biographer has suggested the decision to keep the results confidential was actually intended to shield Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Queen-Elizabeth-II-Platinum-Jubilee-2022-National-Service-of-Thanksgiving.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle and Prince Harry\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Prince Harry&#8217;s wife Meghan was accused of bullying royal staff(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">This shocking allegation appears in a new biography by Andrew Lownie focusing on the King&#8217;s controversial brother and his former wife, Sarah Ferguson, reports <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/distressing-meghan-markle-claims-sparked-36120026\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">The book, &#8216;Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York&#8217;, claimed that Andrew, 65, had poorly treated numerous Royal employees throughout the years, stating that &#8220;The report on Markle has never been released, some say because it would also raise questions about the behavior of the Queen&#8217;s second son.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Lownie revealed, &#8220;After Meghan Markle was accused of bullying staff, Buckingham Palace braced itself for historic complaints about the duke&#8217;s bullying, profanities, and impossible demands.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761423561_11_1_FILES-BRITAIN-ROYALS.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Andrew \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The findings of palace inquiry were reportedly kept confidential with the intention to shield Prince Andrew(Image: AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">&#8220;A former aide had been reduced to tears after being &#8216;bawled at&#8217; in a phone call before dawn because Andrew was unhappy with a story in the Sun newspaper. One member of staff was moved to other duties because Andrew &#8216;disliked a mole on the man&#8217;s face&#8217;, another &#8216;because the man was wearing a nylon tie.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">A previous equerry for the Queen Mother informed Lownie that through his interactions with Andrew, he formed the view that the King&#8217;s brother was a &#8220;rude, ignorant, sod.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">During one incident, the aide alleged that Andrew branded a staff member a &#8220;f***ing imbecile&#8221; for using the wrong title when referring to the Queen Mother.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_BESTPIX-Fortune-Most-Powerful-Women-Summit-2025-Day-2.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Meghan has since stepped away from royal duties and lives in California(Image: Getty Images for Fortune Media)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">Andrew was not, according to the aide&#8217;s assessment, &#8220;a particularly nice person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">&#8220;He would talk to the staff, including me, as an officer talks to his subordinates. He would say things such as, &#8216;I want this done and I want it done now,&#8217; or &#8216;Have that done by such and such a time.&#8217; I remember him always saying &#8216;Do it!&#8217; which was his catchphrase of sorts,&#8221; the former equerry was quoted as stating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\">The aide noted that Andrew&#8217;s behavior contrasted sharply with how Charles and the other royals interacted with their staff, which was far more respectful.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to our FREE Entertainment newsletter and get the top showbiz stories to your inbox<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER: <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=04221e2e-688a-4d6a-af5a-861cf64333ad&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here<\/a> to get the latest celeb gossip, plus all the biggest film and TV news from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"themirror\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Click <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMNaI0wswpaTqAw?ceid=GB%3Aen&amp;oc=3\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">here<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports and entertainment stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow the Mirror US News page on Facebook<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_mirror-logo-1.png\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">All the latest news, showbiz, lifestyle and sports updates, brought to you by our dedicated American team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorUSNews\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow the Mirror US News page on Facebook<\/a> to make sure you&#8217;re not missing out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle was accused of bullying staff members at Kensington Palace during her short tenure as a working&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527673,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[1281,2205,5105,7710,519,448],"class_list":{"0":"post-527672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-meghan-markle","9":"tag-prince-andrew","10":"tag-royal","11":"tag-royal-families","12":"tag-royal-family","13":"tag-royals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115436661425744915","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}