Meghan’s close ‘friendship’ with junior staff branded ‘inappropriate’ after pair became ‘friendly’, insiders claim
MEGHAN Markle was accused of 'inappropriate' behaviour by insider after she formed a close 'friendship' with junior staff member.
The friendship between the Duchess of Sussex and a staff member appears to have ruffled some royal feathers.
A former member of the Kensington Palace staff told The Times: "When someone arrives from the United States and tries to change things, the old guard really don’t like it.
"And the old guard are terrific snobs.
"They have to be less obviously snobbish today, but it’s still there."
"I can tell you that if William had wanted to marry Meghan Markle, it would’ve been a step too far.
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"But Harry was never going to be king.
"The courtiers and ladies-in-waiting and communications teams thought Meghan would keep Harry out of trouble, give him something to focus on."
This follows vile accusations of the Duchess of Sussex flirting with her brother-in-law Prince William in gossip among courtiers, staff claim.
Megan was spotted kissing William on the cheek, a gesture that appears to have caused some controversy.
Tension was caused after she was said to "hug everyone," a manner that is not normally royal protocol.
Sources told The Times other member of the family, including Princess Kate, William and King Charles would flinch when embraced.
The Prince of Wales was said to be particularly unnerved by the gesture.
"Meghan hugged him virtually every time they bumped into each other," the newspaper reports.
"The hugging and cheek-kissing fuelled gossip among the staff that Meghan was flirting with William, which she was obviously not, but the tense atmosphere caused by all the touchy-feeliness (and the resultant gossip) deepened the rift between the brothers.
"In fact, William’s rather awkward, even inhibited personality — an inheritance from his father — was baffling for the more spontaneous Meghan."
Other bombshell claims include...
- Meghan being accused of "flirting" with William after "hugging & kissing him every time they saw each other"
- Ex-staffer claiming Meghan had a "messiah complex", and thought senior royals "behaved like babies"
- Meghan "expected a billionaire & got a millionaire" with Harry
- Duchess' close friendship with junior staffer being seen as "inappropriate" by senior royals
- Meghan thought Kate was "too much a goody-two-shoes girl" before fallout, according to royal sources
- Prince Andrew demanded a staffer be transferred "because he disliked a mole on the man’s face"
- Duchess "really disliked the hierarchy" and wanted to "finish Princess Diana's work on a part-time basis"