# The ‘real reason’ report on Meghan Markle ‘bullying staff’ was never released

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-real-reason-report-on-meghan-markle-bullying-staff-was-never-released/
- Published: 2026-11-08T17:50:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T18:35:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/2264410/reason-report-meghan-markle-bullying-secret
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Andrew Lownie links the unreleased report to possible scrutiny of Prince Andrew.
- A 2018 complaint alleged Meghan mistreated household staff.
- Meghan’s spokesperson called the coverage an orchestrated attack.

## Summary

Andrew Lownie has suggested that a report into allegations of bullying by Meghan Markle was not released because it could also have raised questions about Prince Andrew’s conduct. The claim links the decision to publish the report with wider scrutiny of the royal family, though the article does not provide evidence confirming that explanation.

The allegations date to a 2018 complaint by Jason Knauf, then communications secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, which was reported by The Times in 2021. It alleged that Meghan drove two assistants from her household and undermined another staff member; a spokesperson for Meghan described the coverage at the time as an orchestrated attack on her character. Separately, the article says Thomas Markle Snr has been charged in the United States with possessing child pornography; those allegations are unrelated to the report.

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