Nobody wants the wrath of “Duchess Difficult.”
Former The Times royal correspondent Valentine Low explained why Meghan Markle’s former staffers waited years before they accused her of bullying in Low’s 2022 book “Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown”
“There was strong elements of nervousness and worry,” Low stated on Kinsley Schofield’s “Unfiltered” podcast last week. “Some of them were still in a very fragile state.”
The author added that Markle’s employees “were very worried about what Meghan would do to them” and “viewed her capacity for revenge as infinite.”
“It was two and a half years later. They’d left the employ of the Royal Family and they still were in a psychologically delicate state as a result of what happened to them at that time,” Low also said.
In addition, Low claimed that the staffers didn’t want to be in the spotlight because of their allegations against Markle, 44.
“They are happy leading their new lives, doing whatever new job it is they do. They don’t want the media on their doorstep,” he said. “They don’t want to have a target on them.”
In his book, Low published anonymous staffers’ claims about the alleged abuse they suffered working under the “Suits” alum.
The ex-employees claimed Markle — who they referred to as a “narcissistic sociopath” — went on screaming tirades.
On the podcast, Low noted that if Markle and Prince Harry “were difficult to work for then, they’re difficult to work for now.”
He also recalled how the couple’s legal team allegedly reacted to the book being published in 2022.
“We got a very, very long letter from their lawyers. And then sometime later we got another slightly less long letter from their lawyers, basically being very feisty, very strong,” Low said, adding, “We published, and then we didn’t hear a word from them.”
Low also stated: “If the Times runs a story like that, and doesn’t get sued, there probably something in it. And suddenly you realize all those tabloid stories earlier suggesting she might be the ‘Duchess Difficult,’ actually maybe they’re true.”
Markle’s spokesperson told The Post that Low is blasting “harmful gossip” and “continues to desperately recycle false, offensive, and long-discredited allegations in an apparent bid to sell books and resuscitate relevance.”
“These claims—rooted in anonymous, unverifiable sources—form part of a broader and deeply troubling agenda that seeks to dehumanize a woman who has consistently stood up for fairness, dignity, and truth,” the rep continued.
“The Duchess has faced years of unfounded attacks masked as journalism in a never-ending smear campaign, beginning only once she was affiliated with the institution.Meghan remains undeterred by the noise and firmly focused on her family and work,” the spokesperson added.
Markle was in the royal family from 2018 until 2020 when she and Harry, 40, quit their royal duties and moved to America.
The mother of two faced other bullying accusations from some of her former staffers — who dubbed Markle a “‘Mean Girls’ teenager” — in a Vanity Fair report that came out in January.
Last year, a report from the Hollywood Reporter claimed Markle instills fear in her staff, with one insider describing her as a “dictator in high heels” who has reduced “grown men to tears.”
Markle’s team has denied all bullying claims.
