"The duchess is saddened by this latest attack on her character, particularly as someone who has been the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma.
'Let's just call this what it is — a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation. We are disappointed to see this defamatory portrayal of the Duchess of Sussex given credibility by a media outlet.
'It's no coincidence that distorted several-year-old accusations aimed at undermining the duchess are being briefed to the British media shortly before she and the duke are due to speak openly and honestly about their experience of recent years.'
まさにドロ試合(TT)
The Times reported a spokesman for the Sussexes vehemently denying the claims, saying they were 'the victims of a calculated smear campaign based on misleading and harmful misinformation'
A bullying complaint was lodged against the Duchess of Sussex by a senior member of Kensington Palace staff before she and Prince Harry quit as working royals
The Times reported it was made in October 2018 by Jason Knauf, who worked as communications secretary to Harry and Meghan
He is said to have claimed the duchess 'drove two personal assistants out of the household and was undermining the confidence of a third staff member'
Sensationally, the couple's lawyers told the newspaper it was 'being used by Buckingham Palace to peddle a wholly false narrative' before this weekend's interview with Oprah Winfrey
ちょうど月曜日に
メーガン妃＆ハリー王子が
女性に力を与えるための
”20のポイント・ガイド”についてアナウンスをされ
来週8日には
”国際女性デー”
それらに当てたタイミング？？
元ハリー＆メーガン妃の広報担当だった
《ジェイソン・ナフ》氏が情報元らしい。
それも、2018年。
この頃って、色々言われてたよねえ・・・
スタッフがどんどん辞めてく話も。
なぜに今？？？
だから、このタイミングで当ててきたと思えて仕方ないけど、
じゃあ誰が？？っていう別の、怖い推測、、になってしまうので、
あまり深入りしたくない話でございます。。
というわけで、全部を訳すのも気分がブルーになるので、
ひとまず備忘録だけ。
しかし、この件について
パレス側は、調査をすると言っているので
これまた続く、、、
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The allegations were in an email written by the couple's then communications secretary 《Jason Knauf》
he said: 'I am very concerned that the Duchess was able to bully two PAs out of the household in the past year. The treatment of X* was totally unacceptable. The Duchess seems intent on always having someone in her sights. She is bullying Y and seeking to undermine her confidence. We have had report after report from people who have witnessed unacceptable behaviour towards Y.'
Knauf sent his email to Simon Case, then Prince William's private secretary and now the UK Government's cabinet secretary, after conversations with Samantha Carruthers, the head of Human Resources at the Palace.
In his email, Knauf also expressed concern about the stress allegedly being experienced by Samantha Cohen, Meghan and Harry's private secretary, and said: 'I questioned if the Household policy on bullying and harassment applies to principals.'
Knauf said Carruthers 'agreed with me on all counts that the situation was very serious' and he added: 'I remain concerned that nothing will be done.'
The Times reports that Prince Harry pleaded with him not to continue with his complaint, something Harry has denied.
Knauf was right to be concerned about the claims being brushed under the royal carpet because indeed, nothing was done - and a month later Knauf quit his job and went to work for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as one of their top aides.
The details of the Times story are jaw-dropping, outlining a litany of alleged bullying by Meghan towards her young female staff that reduced some to tears.
Aides spoke of being humiliated and feeling 'sick' and 'terrified' by the dreadful treatment they received.
After one row over an event, one reportedly told another: 'I feel terrified. I can't stop shaking.'
A Palace source told the Times: 'There were a lot of broken people. Young women were broken by their behaviour.' The source described one member of staff as 'completely destroyed.'
And it wasn't just Meghan.
Harry stands accused of bullying behavior, too.
The Times reports that even before the wedding, one aide told a colleague the couple were both 'outrageous bullies' and said they were considering resigning.
The two personal assistants said to have been bullied out of the Palace have been silenced by Non-Disclosure Agreements they apparently signed that prevent them from talking about their experiences.
The Sussexes deny knowing about the NDAs.
When Meghan was allegedly warned by a senior Palace aide to treat her staff better, she is reported to have retorted: 'It's not my job to coddle people.'
All of this makes shocking reading and if it's all true, then it makes a complete mockery of Meghan and Harry's endless victimhood tour.
Mr Knauf, who worked as communications secretary to Harry and Meghan and now heads the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's charitable foundation, sent his 2018 email of complaint to Simon Case, then William's private secretary and now the Cabinet Secretary at Downing Street
2017年、交際発覚後
初の２ショットで公の場に姿を見せられた際も
すでに隣に（左隣）
《Samantha Cohen》氏
Aides at the centre of palace intrigue
PA WHO QUIT AFTER WEDDING:
Melissa Touabti, the duchess's former personal assistant, had previously worked for Robbie Williams and Madonna.
She played a key role in preparations for Meghan and Harry's wedding in May 2018, but quit after just six months.
The Frenchwoman, 41, took a job with the billionaire Livingstone family – owners of the stately home Cliveden.
Melissa Touabti (right) is pictured with Robbie Williams' wife Ayda for whom she previously worked
THE AMERICAN SPIN DOCTOR:
Jason Knauf joined the royals in 2014, having acted as a 'crisis management expert' at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The 36- year-old American, who completed his master's at the London School of Economics, served as communications secretary to the 'Fab Four' of William, Kate, Harry and Meghan before the Cambridges and Sussexes created separate offices in March 2019.
Mr Knauf now heads William and Kate's charitable foundation.
THE AMERICAN SPIN DOCTOR: Jason Knauf (left) walks behind the couple at the Invictus Games in Toronto
THE WHIZ-KID WHO RUNS WHITEHALL:
Simon Case became the youngest head of the civil service for over a century when he took the post at the tender age of 41.
The Cambridge history graduate – a noted fan of tweed suits and Barbour jackets – had previously been the principal private secretary to successive Tory prime ministers, David Cameron and Theresa May. He also worked at spying centre GCHQ as a ‘director of strategy’.
His most recent role before becoming Cabinet Secretary last year was serving as private secretary to Prince William.
Simon Case in Dundee in 2019
THE TOUGH TALKING AUSTRALIAN:
Formerly the Queen’s assistant private secretary, Samantha Cohen had planned to quit Buckingham Palace in 2018. Instead, she agreed to stay on and help the duchess through her first months in the Royal Family.
The well-liked but tough-talking Australian became the Sussexes’ private secretary, but left in 2019 to work for the environmental charity Cool Earth.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Queen Elizabeth II (accompanied by Samantha Cohen) attend a ceremony to open the new Mersey Gateway Bridge on June 14, 2018 in Widnes, England
THE PRINCES' HR HEAD HONCHO:
Experienced human resources director Samantha Carruthers worked for De Beers and investment bank Lazard before joining the royals.
Head of HR for Prince Charles and Prince William until 2019, she is now deputy chairman of the board of trustees for child bereavement charity Winston’s Wish.
Samantha Carruthers worked for De Beers and investment bank Lazard before joining the royal
a pair of striking diamond earrings that were allegedly a wedding gift from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia
2018年10月23日
”the state dinner”
hosted by Fiji's president Jioji Konrote
＠ the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva,
during their royal tour of Fiji
それから一ヶ月後（2018年11月14日）
再びイヤリングを着用
《Butani》
£500,000 相当とみられている。
leaving Kensington Palace to attend Prince Charles's 70th birthday party ＠ Buckingham Palace
Saudi Arabia's
《Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman》
Washington Post columnist 《Jamal Khashoggi》 died on October 2.
The event in Fiji on October 23 came less than a fortnight after the first reports on October 10 from US intelligence intercepts that suggested Bin Salman had ordered an operation to lure Mr Khashoggi back to Saudi from his home in Virginia and detain him.
Then on October 20, the Saudi government revealed a preliminary investigation by prosecutors had found Mr Khashoggi died during a 'fight' after resisting efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia. By November 16, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the US had concluded that bin Salman had ordered Mr Khashoggi's assassination
Timeline of Jamal Khashoggi's murder and Meghan's earrings (2018)
May 19: Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle and is allegedly given a wedding gift of a £500,000 pair of diamond earrings from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia
October 2: Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi is killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul
October 20: Saudi government reveals a preliminary investigation finds Mr Khashoggi died during a 'fight' after resisting efforts to return him to Saudi Arabia
October 23: Meghan wears the earrings at a formal dinner at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, Fiji
November 14: Meghan wears the earrings again for Prince Charles's birthday party at Buckingham Palace
November 16: Central Intelligence Agency concludes bin Salman had ordered Mr Khashoggi's assassination.
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