Palace undergoes bullying allegations of remaining private – deadline

The results of a Buckingham Palace investigation into the handling of bullying allegations against Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, will remain private, according to several reports citing a senior palace source and others.

An independent review was announced in March last year after it was reported by Times that the staff had alleged that the Duchess had driven out two personal assistants and “humiliated” staff.

Markle has denied the allegations and it is not known if she was interviewed for the review. The results are supposed to be made known to all employees and the royal family.

It was originally expected that changes in policies or procedures recommended by the review would be published in the annual Sovereign Grant accounts, which track the Queen’s taxpayer-funded expenses and income and were released today. However, it has now been reported that since the review was privately funded and conducted by an independent law firm, there was no obligation to disclose its conclusions.

A report in Times earlier this month suggested the results had been “buried”.

According to Reuters, the Queen’s treasurer Michael Stevens said: “The audit has been completed and recommendations on our policies and procedures have been continued. But we will not comment further.”

It told a high-ranking palace source The Guardian that human resource cases involving individuals, “are private, and the persons who participated in the review did so on that basis, and therefore have a right to confidentiality in relation to the discussions that have taken place and what was said. ” The same source said the goals “have been met because experience has been gained.”

The allegations were made before Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, left their royal duties and moved to the United States. Although there have been tensions between the Sussex and other members of the royal family, they recently reunited for the Queen’s Platinum Anniversary Celebration.

When the investigation was launched, the Duchess of Sussex’s representatives dismissed the allegations as the “latest attack on her character”, saying it was particularly unfair as the Duchess had been “the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma, ”the BBC noted.

Sussexes have signed deals with Netflix and Spotify since their move to California.