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Allegations regarding Meghan Markle’s “difficult” attitude and reported mistreatment of her staff by a prestigious US publication have been brutally shut down by Archwell insiders, who described them as “fabrication” and “total nonsense”.
The Hollywood Reporter, one of America’s prestigious entertainment news sources, recently published a scathing report labelling the Duchess of Sussex “Duchess Difficult” and claiming that her staff are allegedly “terrified” of her and her “belittling” behaviour towards them.
The outlet cited sources saying that Meghan “marches around like a dictator in high heels, fuming and barking orders”, with one source adding: “I’ve watched her reduce grown men to tears”.
Also included in the report were allegations regarding the duchess’s “noisy tantrums” and “angry 5am emails” that earned her the nickname “Duchess Difficult”.
But now a new report by GB News claims that insiders of the Archewell Foundation have lashed out at the alleged claims and insisted that the “Duchess Difficult” moniker has never been used.
An Archewell source told the outlet: “The duke and duchess work from Montecito, and we’re based in Hollywood. They likely think we’re all in the same office and that this quote would fly, but the circumstances don’t even allow for it.
“If she’s ‘marching around’ and ‘barking orders’, no Archewell employee could factually claim that… It’s total nonsense.”
A source initially told the Hollywood Reporter: “Everyone’s terrified of Meghan. She belittles people, she doesn’t take advice.
“They’re both poor decision-makers, they change their minds frequently. Harry is a very, very charming person — no airs at all — but he’s very much an enabler. And she’s just terrible.”
Regarding Meghan’s “angry” 5am emails, another source claimed: “Who hasn’t sent an email when they can’t sleep or are awake early?
“I’ve never once ever gotten an email from either of them at that hour – and even if I did, the duchess specifically notes in her email signature that everyone has a different working day, and to not feel obligated to respond outside of normal business hours. These source quotes don’t make any sense!”
At the time of the publication, a Sussex source dismissed the claims and told the Sunday Express: “Everyone is deeply concerned over the timing of the article because it was published just days before Harry’s birthday.
“There are fears that there could be a disgruntled former member of staff who is putting out mistruths which are designed to make them look bad.
“The focus for Camp Sussex now is to build on the success of the last year and to take that positive momentum forward into 2025 and beyond.”