Meghan Markle's former aide Samantha Cohen has confirmed she is one of 10 staff members to be questioned in the Buckingham Palace investigation into bullying allegations against the Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan Markle's former aide 'bullying' allegation
Samantha Cohen, a former aide to the Duchess of Sussex, has confirmed she was one of 10 staff members questioned in the investigation into bullying allegations against Meghan Markle. The investigation was reportedly conducted by Buckingham Palace. New York Post.
Cohen was Meghan's private secretary in 2021, when the first complaints that she was creating a hostile work environment were made. The former aide had worked for the royal family since 2001. The allegations were raised just days before Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey.Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan step down from her senior worker roles royal family In 2020.
“I was only supposed to be there for six months, but I stayed for 18 years. They couldn't find a replacement for me, and when they did, I went to Africa with Harry and Meghan to show them the ropes. I took them on tour and they quit (quit) while in Africa as well,'' she told The Australian. herald sun.
Cohen did not go into details of the interview.
What we know about the study
according to new york post, the personnel review was privately funded by the late Queen Elizabeth II. The investigation was reportedly carried out by an independent investigator in March 2021 after two staff members claimed they had been bullied while working for Meghan. These allegations included claims that Meghan made her assistants quit in tears.
However, Meghan's lawyers denied the bullying allegations and called the claims a “calculated smear campaign”.
“Let’s call it what it is: a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation. We are disappointed to see this,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
“It is no coincidence that years of distorted accusations aimed at discrediting the Duchess were reported to the British media just before she was scheduled to speak openly and honestly about her experiences in recent years,” the statement said. continued.
The inquiry concluded in June 2022, and senior royal aides claimed the findings had led to changes. cosmopolitan It is reported that the results will not be made public.
This comes after Prince Harry was reported to have submitted the date of his departure from Frogmore as his official date of residence in the United States.
