City and countryside
A few days before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey airs, Valentine Low of the Times is reporting that the Duchess of Sussex was accused of bullying by Palace officials and that she wore earrings that were a wedding gift from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.
Per Times, “Two senior members of the team claimed they were intimidated by the duchess” and a third told the publication that “it seemed ‘more like emotional cruelty and manipulation, which I think could also be called bullying'”.
In a statement to City and countryside, a spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex responded to the accusations.
“The Duchess is saddened by this latest attack on her character, especially as someone who has been the target of bullying and is deeply committed to supporting those who have gone through pain and trauma. She is determined to continue her work building compassion around the world and will continue to strive to set an example of doing what is right and doing what is good. “
It is also known that when Meghan wore the earrings at an official dinner in Fiji, she was unaware of the news about Salman’s alleged involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The event took place several weeks after Khashoggi’s death.
The earrings are not currently in Meghan’s personal possession, and she does not own the jewelry.
The Sussex issued a broader response to the story in the form of a legal letter to the Times, and the couple’s lawyers accused the publication of “being used by Buckingham Palace to sell a totally false narrative”.
“Let’s just call it what it is – a smear campaign calculated on the basis of misleading and damaging misinformation. We are disappointed to see this defamatory portrait of the Duchess of Sussex receiving credibility through the media. It is no coincidence that distorted accusations of several years aimed at undermining the Duchess are being reported to the British media shortly before she and the Duke have spoken openly and honestly about their experience in recent years, ”says a spokesman for Sussex, according Times.
Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the story. Read it in full here.
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