Royal Family LIVE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 'fight mode'

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle entered “flight mode” after accusations were made in a US magazine that the duchess had mistreated staff after a number of them resigned.

A royal expert has said that the couple’s reaction to The Hollywood Reporter article, which accused Meghan of being “Duchess Difficult” and terrifying staff, was like “uncontained fury”. It comes amid allegations that Meghan reportedly “marches around like a dictator in high heels, fuming and barking orders”.

In response to the claims in the Hollywood Reporter, Archwell insiders jumped to the Sussexes’ defence and said they were “total nonsense”. An Archewell source told GB News: “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.”

Royal commentator Emily Andrews has now told Woman magazine that the response to the allegations was “interesting”. She wrote: “It was a short piece that didn’t even make the front cover. But the Sussexes’ reaction was even more interesting than the original story. Uncontained fury would be my reading.

“And by helping with a huge cover story for one of America’s most-read weekly magazines, her staff were, in fact, drawing attention to the original piece in The Hollywood Reporter and the unpalatable accusations within it. Harry and Meghan may have been better served by just ignoring it and rising above. But instead, Archewell went into fight mode almost immediately to defend Meghan.”