Buckingham Palace must release ruling over Meghan Markle staff bullying allegations, royal expert tells latest episode of YouTube talk show The Reaction

Buckingham Palace must release its ruling over allegations that the Duchess of Sussex bullied staff after a key witness broke her silence, a prominent Royal historian demanded tonight.

Tom Bower told ‘The Reaction’ the decision by Meghan’s former senior adviser, Samantha Cohen, to admit she gave evidence into the investigation could burst the ‘dam’.

Appearing as a guest for hosts Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce, Mr Bower argued: ‘At some stage, King Charles has got to decide, and I hope it is sooner rather than later, that the Sussexes must be exposed.’

Ms Cohen this week told Australian newspaper The Herald Sun she was one of ten staff who gave evidence to the internal probe.

Buckingham Palace must release its ruling over allegations that the Duchess of Sussex bullied staff after a key witness broke her silence, a prominent Royal historian demanded tonight

Appearing as a guest for hosts Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce, Mr Bower argued: ‘At some stage, King Charles has got to decide, and I hope it is sooner rather than later, that the Sussexes must be exposed’

Mr Bower believes Ms Cohen’s decision to go on the record will bring fresh scrutiny onto the Sussexes, who have always denied any bullying allegations, and the secretive findings.

He said: ‘What is very interesting are two things in the run up after that. Firstly, the palace said they would investigate it and that investigation has been buried.

‘More interestingly really is that the turnover of staff in the Sussex household in Montecito in California has been phenomenal. They have gone through dozens of people.

‘Probably the Palace thinks this not the moment to reveal or release this information. I disagree.’

‘The key thing is until the Sussexes are ‘socially destroyed’ their creditability undermined; the Royal Family in Britain is going to be constantly their target,’ the best selling author believes.

The author of ‘Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors’ added the complainants face a problem coming forward with future employers.

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, watches the prize ceremony at the 2024 Royal Salute Polo Challenge to Benefit Sentebale in April 2024

Tom Bower told ‘The Reaction’ the decision by Meghan’s former senior adviser, Samantha Cohen, (pictured)  to admit she gave evidence into the investigation could burst the ‘dam’

The author of ‘Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors’ added the complainants face a problem coming forward with future employers

‘The question now is whether the other women involved decide to put their name and step up above the parapet and say they too have been interviewed and what their complaints are,’ he continued.

‘The problem for these women is if they come out and say that Meghan Markle treated them badly, however fair, employers of theirs will fear that they cannot be trusted over their secrets.

‘They have a major problem of trust and that has always been Meghan’s strongest card.’

In 2021 Buckingham Palace asked an external firm of solicitors to reviews claims made by Meghan’s staff that she was a bully after the allegations were first reported in The Times in 2020.

In the weeks which followed Meghan and Harry made counterclaims of bullying against the Royal Family and household in an interview they gave to Oprah Winfrey.

Mr Pierce said: ‘The key will be of course if the Palace publish the report and then people can draw their own conclusions.

‘I knew Samantha Cohen… she is not a snowflake; she is tough, and she knows the game. It would be quite difficult to bully her.

‘For her to put her head above the parapet like that is hugely significant.’

In the weeks which followed Meghan and Harry made counterclaims of bullying against the Royal Family and household in an interview they gave to Oprah Winfrey

In his book last year, Spare, Harry described the allegations as ‘outrageous’ and detailed their case in a 25 page report to human resource officials

Prince Harry and Meghan representatives have previously denied any claims of bullying describing them as the latest ‘attack on her character’.

Adding it was ‘particular unfair when the Duchess had been the target of bullying herself and is deeply committed to supporting those who have experienced pain and trauma’.

In his book last year, Spare, Harry described the allegations as ‘outrageous’ and detailed their case in a 25 page report to human resource officials.

The Reaction can be watched every Wednesday on the Daily Mail’s YouTube channel.