Meghan Markle’s lawyer responds to bullying allegations in BBC documentary

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The second part of a two-part BBC documentary on Prince William and Prince Harry’s relations with the media titled The Princes and The Press aired tonight.

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Meghan Markle’s lawyer has hit back at the intimidation allegations made against the Duchess of Sussex in a new BBC documentary.

Jenny Afia told The Princes and The Press that there were “huge inaccuracies” in the story that Meghan had “bullied” some of her staff.

The allegations surfaced publicly in March this year and have been labeled a “calculated smear campaign” by the Sussexes, who fiercely deny any wrongdoing.

A Buckingham Palace investigation into the allegations is currently underway, but on the BBC show airing tonight, presenter Amol Rajan asked Ms Afia if the story, which first appeared in The Times, was accurate .

Meghan’s lawyer hit back at the bullying allegations (

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She told the program: “The overall allegation was that the Duchess of Sussex is guilty of bullying. Absolutely not.

“The first thing is to be very clear about what bullying is. What bullying really means is using power in a deliberate and repeated way to hurt someone physically or emotionally.

“The Duchess of Sussex has absolutely denied ever having done this. Having said that, she wouldn’t deny anyone’s personal experience.”

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When asked if she provided any evidence to refute the claims, the lawyer added, “It’s really hard to prove a negative result. So if you haven’t bullied someone, how do you prove that? you didn’t.

“Merely denying the allegation … does not resolve the underlying problem that the allegation was made.”

The documentary, which premiered last week, set out to explore Prince William and Prince Harry’s relationship with the press.

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In the second part of tonight, the documentary looked at the period from Prince Harry and Meghan’s marriage to their resignation as members of the royal family.

This included the couple’s tour of South Africa, and Sky News reporter Rhiannon Mills said on the tour that Prince Harry hadn’t really engaged with the media or “spoke to us like he would have been. made”.

Another royal journalist, Robert Jobson, said Harry looked “furious with the media” during a speech in Johannesburg.

He said: “He didn’t want to look at the cameras. He didn’t want to interact.”

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After Mills recalled an exchange in Malawi with Prince Harry where she called to ask him a question while he was in engagement.

Although she admitted that she was “pushing her luck a little” with the question, Harry responded by telling her, “Don’t behave like that.”

And Mills added, “Most people look at it and think, well, hang on, that was a polite question, why did it explode.

“But looking back on it now, I had basically kicked the wasp nest and didn’t realize it.”

Meanwhile, regarding the ITV documentary that accompanied the tour, where Harry opened up about his breakup with William for the first time, BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said he heard William was ” very unhappy “with the program.

He added: “I heard he was very, very unhappy. And I said that to the palace and his response was that he was very worried about his brother.”

Meanwhile, it was reported by The Telegraph that a BBC podcast to accompany the documentary has been delayed due to concerns about how Buckingham Palace will react to the second episode.

The screening of the second part of the documentary comes after reports that the Royal Family have not ruled out taking legal action against the BBC over allegations on last week’s show that negative stories about Meghan would have been disclosed by courtiers and that there was competition between William and Harry. households.

The Mail on Sunday reported that if they decide the company has broken the rules for accuracy and fairness in addition to not giving them a fair right of reply, they can take action.

In a joint statement which aired at the end of the documentary this week and last week, Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Clarence House said: “A free, responsible and open press is of vital importance to a healthy democracy.

“However, too often exaggerated and unfounded allegations from unknown sources are presented as fact and it is disappointing that anyone, including the BBC, gives them credibility.”

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