A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said on Monday: “Our commitment to examine the circumstances surrounding the allegations of former officials of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is being carried forward, but we will not make public comments on this.”
Harry and Meghan made no comment on Monday, but a spokesman for the couple rejected the accusations of bullying reported by The Times as “defamatory”.
“Let’s just call it what it is – a smear campaign calculated on the basis of misleading and damaging misinformation,” said the Sussex spokesman. “We are disappointed to see this defamatory portrait of the Duchess of Sussex receiving credibility through the media.”
The war of words between the two camps broke out shortly before the display of Meghan and Harry’s discussion with Winfrey, in which the couple lifted the lid on the difficulties of their lives as royalty and made a series of condemnatory charges against the family.
She took a different approach to the allegations that Meghan intimidated the real team, which appeared in an article in The Times.
The hiring of an external company occurs after Palace says that its “HR team will analyze the circumstances described in the article”.
“The team members currently involved, including those who have left the House, will be invited to participate to see if the lessons can be learned,” the agency said in its previous statement.
During the interview with Winfrey, Harry and Meghan also said that they complained several times at the Palace that their mental health was suffering, but were dismissed. Meghan revealed that at one point she thought of suicide, statements that resonated across British media and put royalty under scrutiny.