Buckingham Palace has only interviewed “a small number” of employees in its investigation into claims that the Duchess had bullied them.
This revelation raised concerns that an investigation started nine months ago and is now being “kicked in the long grass”.
The March announcement by Palace aides that an internal inquiry was being launched into Meghan’s conduct led two personal assistants to leave the household, and undermined the confidence of another.
According to reports, staff were left feeling traumatized and in tears.
In an attempt to increase tensions between Harry, Meghan, and the ‘institution’, the royal family hired a third-party legal firm.
They are strongly rejected by the duchess. Their lawyers described it as a calculated smear campaign.
Buckingham Palace has only interviewed “a small number” of employees in its investigation into claims that the Duchess bullied them.
But the Daily Mail has now established that only a small number of royal employees – both past and present – have actually been spoken to.
They include two of the staff members, possibly Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and another PA. Simon Case was working at that time as Prince William’s private secretary.
In October 2018, Kensington Palace’s Communications Secretary, Jason Knauf sent Mr Case an email. It raised concern over Meghan’s behavior and sought protection for staff that he felt were being targeted.
The Sussexes would, on average, have had around 15 employees working for them at any one time – with up to 25 over the course of Meghan’s brief time in the Royal Family between 2017 and 2020.
The whole probe is being kept quiet, according to Sir Edward Young, the Queen’s private secretary. No one in the household knows if it’s still going on.
Part of the problem is that the Palace has never before had to deal with an official bullying complaint against a member of the royal family – effectively an employer – and so has no precedent on which to act.
The Daily Mail has now established that only a small number of royal employees – both past and present – have actually been spoken to. This includes the two PAs, another staff member, and possibly Cabinet Secretary Simon Case. Simon Case was at that time Prince William’s private secretary.
This revelation raised concerns that an investigation started nine months ago is now being “kicked into a long grass”.
Sources often wonder what this investigation is going to achieve given the narrow scope of their inquiry.
One person told Mail that he believed they [the Palace]You are somewhat stuck between two rock and one hard place with this…
“There are clearly serious questions that need to be raised about how bullying allegations against the Duchess were dealt with internally.”
“Interviews have been done with only a few people, according to what everyone hears,” they added. The list was far from exhaustive.
Last week Jenny Afia, Jenny of Schillings was interviewed by BBC to explain why she believes there are’massive errors’ in claims.
Buckingham Palace declined to speak on any aspects of this week’s investigation. It previously stated that the inquiry shouldn’t be open to public scrutiny and should take as long as possible.
The Sussexes were not expected to be invited to take part in the probe – despite having written to the Palace about it.
Last week Jenny Afia, Jenny of Schillings was interviewed by BBC to explain why she believes there are’massive errors’ in claims.
Miss Afia has not responded to our request for comment.