Meghan's lawyer dismisses claims Duchess was a 'difficult or demanding' boss
A lawyer representing the Duchess of Sussex has dismissed claims she was a "difficult or demanding" boss.
She also denied allegations Meghan had bullied staff during her time as a senior working royal.
Jenny Afia, of Schillings, is representing the Duchess in her court case against the Mail on Sunday and spoke to a new BBC documentary with Meghan's permission.
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Meghan gave permission for her lawyer to appear in a new BBC documentary to defend claims she was difficult to work with. Getty
Afia's comments will be shown, in full, in the second and final episode of The Princes and The Press, which has been engulfed in controversy.
"Those stories were false," Afia told host Amon Rajan.
"This narrative that no one could work for the Duchess of Sussex, that she was too difficult or demanding a boss, and that everyone had to leave, is just not true."
Afia explained: "The overall allegation is that the Duchess of Sussex is guilty of bullying."
When asked "and is she?" by Rajan, she added: "Absolutely not".
Jenny Afia, a lawyer representing the Duchess of Sussex, has told a BBC documentary Meghan was not a "difficult or demanding" boss. BBC
In March, Meghan strongly denied allegations of bullying after a complaint was made by one of her advisers during her time at Kensington Palace, saying she is "saddened by this latest attack on her character".
Meghan said that as "someone who has been the target of bullying" she was "deeply committed" to helping those "who have experienced pain and trauma".
It followed claims first reported by The Times, in which the complaint said Meghan "drove two personal assistants out of the household and was undermining the confidence of a third staff member".
The complaint was made in October 2018 by Jason Knauf, who was Harry and Meghan's communications secretary at the time.
Allegations of difficult behaviour by Meghan began emerging soon after she married into the royal family in 2018. Getty
The Times said Knauf made the complaint hoping to get Buckingham Palace to protect staff who he said were coming under pressure from the Duchess.
Buckingham Palace issued a statement in response to the allegations saying it was "clearly very concerned" adding that "members of staff involved at the time, including those who have left the Household, will be invited to participate to see if lessons can be learned".
The allegations are now part of an internal review within the palace.
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Apart from Meghan, who authorised her lawyer to appear on camera, no other member of the royal family cooperated with the film.
Instead, Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace issued a joint statement to the show, shown on screen in writing at the end, saying it is "disappointing when anyone, including the BBC" gives credibility to "overblown and unfounded claims from unnamed sources".
The second episode will air on Monday November 29 in the UK.
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