Since fleeing the UK in 2020, Prince Harry has repeatedly announced he needed to leave his royal life to protect wife Meghan Markle and their young son Archie. But a sensational new book lays bare the full extent of the rift between the Windsors and claims that the Duke of Sussex didn’t voluntarily step down from his role but was “thrown out” by Prince William.
The brothers had a “fierce and bitter” argument in October 2018, after the Duke of Cambridge, 39, was given a dossier full of bullying claims made by palace staff against his younger brother’s wife, reveals royal expert Robert Lacey, in the updated paperback version of his 2020 bestselling book, Battle of Brothers. “Meghan portrayed herself as the victim but she was the bully,” a Kensington Palace staffer told Lacey. “[The staff ] thought she was a complete narcissist and sociopath – basically unhinged,” the staffer added.
The damning file, which was nicknamed the “dossier of distress” by those who worked at the palace, was compiled by former Communications Secretary Jason Knauf. Once Meghan’s most trusted ally within the palace, the PR expert had gathered the details of her alleged “unacceptable behaviour” towards two personal assistants and her actions in “undermining the confidence” of a third.
“Meghan governed by fear,” a senior courtier told Lacey.“So many people said it. Nothing was ever good enough for her. [She] humiliated staff in meetings, [would] shout at them, [would] cut them off email chains – and then demand to know why they hadn’t done anything,” the courtier revealed.
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