Prince Harry and Meghan Markle previously spoke out in an interview with Oprah Winfrey
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle(Image: Getty Images)
Meghan Markle has been accused of leaving a ‘trail of evidence’ ahead of her exit from royal duties.
The Duchess of Sussex has previously faced claims of bullying from palace staff, especially when it came to her mental health struggles during her time in the Firm.
Speaking to Oprah Winfrey in March 2021, Meghan opened up about how bad her mental state had become during her time as a working royal.
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The 43-year-old actress shared that there was a period of time where she didn’t want to live anymore.
And now royal author Valentine Low said the palace “needed evidence of the duty of care the organisation had showed them [the Sussexes]”.
Mr Low has written a biography about the staff who serve the royals which is titled Courtiers, The Express reports.
Despite various staff members, such as the King’s private secretary Sir Clive Alderton, claiming that they would squash claims that the Sussexes were not treated correctly, Mr Low says that Meghan has already left a “trail of evidence behind”.
He added that this was so it would be there for a time when Harry and Meghan could “leave the monarchy” and “[Meghan] would be able to say: look how they failed to support me”.
Mr Low claimed that Meghan had “hijacked the narrative by making it all about her mental health”.
All the things royal staff had done to help the couple succeed were forgotten which allowed Meghan to point out all the times they had failed her, it is alleged.
Prince Harry and Meghan announced their plans to step down from royal duties in January 2020, with their final official engagement taking place two months later.
The couple’s statement, posted at the time on Instagram, read: “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution…”
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