Duchess speaks out over ‘false’ claims

THE Duchess of Sussex said she could not be expected to stay silent if the royal family played a part in “perpetuating falsehoods” about her and Harry.

A clip of Meghan making the remarks to Oprah Winfrey was released in the early hours of yesterday, in which she added “a lot ... has been lost already”.

The couple’s interview with the US television host is expected to lift the lid on their short period as working royals before they stepped down for a life in America.

In the 30-second clip released on social media, Winfrey asks the duchess: “How do you feel about the Palace hearing you speak your truth today?”

She replies: “I don’t know how they could expect that, after all of this time, we would still just be silent if there is an active role that The Firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us.

“And, if that comes with risk of losing things, I mean, I ... there is a lot that has been lost already.”

The Firm is widely considered to be shorthand for the institution of the royal family.

It came as Buckingham Palace said it had launched an investigation into claims that the duchess bullied former royal staff.

Past and present employees are to be invited to speak in confidence about working for Meghan, after it was alleged she drove out two personal assistants and that staff were “humiliated” several times.