Buckingham Palace to get law firm to conduct Meghan bullying probe

If a report emanating from a UK newspaper is to be believed, Buckingham Palace now plans to hand over the investigation into allegations that Meghan Markle, who had recently given a scathing interview against British royalty, may have bullied staff during her time as a frontline royal with Prince Harry in Britain to external investigators.

Earlier this month, the palace had confirmed that a probe would be conducted after The Times published a leaked email from a staff member alleging that the former American actress drove two personal assistants out of the royal household and undermined the confidence of a third member of staff.

A royal source told The Sunday Times: “The actual worst incidences haven’t come out. There are some harrowing stories to tell.” Another Palace source said: “There’s a lot that could come out in the wash that hasn’t been told.”

Now, The Sunday Times’ reports that it has been decided that the inquiry would be handed to a third-party law firm to conduct an independent investigation, rather than an in-house inquiry.

The complaint against Meghan dates back to October 2018 when an email was sent by a member of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s staff to a senior courtier. The email was forwarded to the HR department, but the complaint did not progress.