Meghan Markle wants to know exactly who is calling her a bully – and she is demanding that Buckingham Palace name names.
The Duchess wants to see all documents, emails and text messages related to the Queen’s bullying investigation launched against her, The Mail on Sunday reported.
Meanwhile, both sides of the bullying line appear to be defending themselves.
Buckingham Palace is considering hiring an independent law firm to investigate the charges, according to another story from The Sun.
And the former “Suits” actress and former royal member is setting up her own legal team to crack down on what a source on her side is calling a “calculated smear campaign based on misleading and damaging misinformation,” reports Mail on Sunday.
Markle and Prince Harry’s former advisers are eager to assist in the royal investigation of “intimidation” ordered by the queen last week.
Markle was accused of creating a toxic work environment and allegedly reducing employees to tears when she lived in Kensington Palace after marrying Prince Harry in May 2018, according to a Times of London article published on March 2.
In an alleged incident, a royal aide said to a colleague, “I can’t stop shaking” while predicting a confrontation with the Duchess, the Times reported.
Buckingham Palace initially said it was starting its own investigation into the Duchess, but now it seems interested in promoting at least the appearance of an independent investigation.
The bullying allegations came days before Markle’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired on CBS last Sunday.
In the two-hour special, the Duchess revealed that her sister-in-law, Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, made her cry before the wedding, she received no help for the transition to real life and that someone from the royal family raised concerns about “How dark ”Baby Archie would be when he was born, among other bombastic claims.