‘Dismissive’ Prince Harry sent ‘horrible’ emails to top Palace aides: report

Insiders have exposed allegations of shocking behaviour by Prince Harry toward his former palace staff, including “dismissive”, “horrible” and “rude” emails.

Prince Harry was “just as dismissive” to Palace staff as Meghan Markle, insiders have claimed.

Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown, alleges the Duke of Sussex sent rude emails to senior aides before he and the Duchess quit royal life, reports The Sun.

The bombshell claims make up a catalogue of jaw-dropping allegations levelled at Meghan and Harry during their time as working royals.

And according to The Times reporter Valentine Low, the Queen and Charles’ private secretaries – Edward Young and Clive Alderton – were among staffers at the receiving end.

Low writes: “Harry was just as dismissive of the two senior courtiers as Meghan.”

He goes on to quote an insider, who said: “He used to send them horrible emails. So rude.”

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Meghan and Harry were ‘dismissive’ toward staff, according to an insider. Picture: Matt Dunham/Pool/AFP

The book claims private secretary Sam Cohen, PR executive Sarah Latham and assistant press secretary Marnie Gaffney were also left stunned by Harry and Meghan’s behaviour.

One source told Low part of the problem was that everyone in the palace “was too genteel and civil”.

They said: “When someone decides not to be civil, they have no idea what to do. They were run over by her, and then run over by Harry.”

The bombshell book claims aides were left so traumatised by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, they called themselves the “Sussex Survivors Club”.

They even allegedly branded Meghan – who has vehemently denied previous allegations of bullying – a “narcissistic sociopath” and said they “were played” by her and Harry.

Low writes: “Sources say the team came up with a damning epithet for Meghan: a ‘narcissistic sociopath’.

“They also reportedly said on repeated occasions: ‘We were played.’”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their 2018 royal tour of Australia. Picture: Liam Kidston

The couple quit royal life in January 2020, shocking the world with the bombshell announcement.

Low says the Megxit plans were decided at the end of the previous year.

But he claims they were allegedly kept from many staffers until the eleventh hour.

He writes: “Shortly before the end of the year, Meghan confided in a member of her staff that the couple were not coming back.

“The rest of the team did not find out until they held a meeting at Buckingham Palace at the beginning of January 2020. They found it hard to accept they were being dumped just like that. Some of them were in tears.”

Also in the book are allegations of Meghan’s “harsh” treatment of aides and disputes between other royals.

Other anecdotes claim that Meghan even complained “I can’t believe I’m not getting paid for this” during the royal tour in Australia.

The Sussexes’ alleged behaviour in the run up to their May 2018 wedding is also detailed.

Representatives for the Sussexes have been approached for comment.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission