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BULLYGATE WITNESS BREAKS SILENCE!

Bares ‘harsh treatment’ working for the Sussexes

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FED-UP former royal aide Samantha Cohen is finally breaking her silence about the Royal Bullygate scandal that palace insiders say hounded Prince Harry and Meghan out of Britain!

While the results of a palace investigat­ion into charges Meghan abused servants are still under official seal, the late Queen Elizabeth’s press secretary reveals she was “treated harshly” while working with the Duke of Sussex’s American-born wife!

Now speaking out for the first time, Cohen, who’d previously served the queen for 17 years, says she was assigned to be Meghan’s private secretary for six months, but stayed on three times as long because her replacemen­ts quit.

“I was only supposed to stay for six months but stayed for 18. We couldn’t find a replacemen­t for me. But when we did, we took them on tour to Africa with Harry and Meghan to show them the ropes — but they left as well while in Africa,” says Samantha.

Cohen then quit in 2019, charging dealing with Meghan, 42, and Harry, 39, was like “working with teenagers.” Her move came a year after the Sussexes’ former communicat­ions secretary Jason Knauf raised “bullying” issues about the then newlyweds s and claimed he was “very concerned that the duchess [Meghan] was able to bully two PAs out of the household in the past year.”

His complaint int sparked a secret probe b where Knauf described

“the treatment of X as totally unacceptab­le,” adding, “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 behavior towards Y.”

A former worker claimed they were “humiliated” by Meghan and others said the duchess reduced aides to tears.

One, who w was to be con confronted by Mh Meghan, said, “I can’t stop shaking.”

An aide described Meghan’s treatment of staffers as “more like emotional cruelty and manipulati­on, which I guess could also be called bullying.”

One staffer said: “The institutio­n [ monarchy] just protected Meghan constantly. All the men in grey suits who she hates have a lot to answer for, because they did absolutely nothing to protect people.”

The Sussexes denied the charges, and just days after the probe, biracial Meghan went on American TV with

her hubby, Harry, where they claimed the royals were “racist” and treated her so badly, she nearly committed suicide! Harry and Meghan have also consistent­ly denied abusing, bullying or mistreatin­g royal staffers — and insist they’re actually the real victims in the scandal, which was designed to undermine their popularity. Cohen confirms she was questioned by Bullygate investigat­ors.

“These new revelation­s by Samantha Cohen, who’s always been a loyal royal retainer, raise new questions about the duke and duchess’ behavior,” says a palace source. “I’m not certain we’ll ever know the full truth.”

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 ?? ?? Meghan’s former aide Samantha Cohen says dealing with the couple was like “working with teenagers”
Meghan’s former aide Samantha Cohen says dealing with the couple was like “working with teenagers”
 ?? ?? Samantha (circled) was assigned as Meghan’s aide after serving the late Queen Elizabeth for 17 years
Samantha (circled) was assigned as Meghan’s aide after serving the late Queen Elizabeth for 17 years
 ?? ?? Jason Knauf raised concerns about bullying in 2018
Jason Knauf raised concerns about bullying in 2018
 ?? ?? Meghan and Prince Harry denied that they bullied royal staffers and insist they’re the victims of a smear campaign
Meghan and Prince Harry denied that they bullied royal staffers and insist they’re the victims of a smear campaign

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