MEGHAN Markle's former staff branded the duchess a “narcissistic sociopath” and called themselves the Sussex Survivors Club, a bombshell book has claimed.
Courtiers: the Hidden Power Behind the Crown, details a catalogue of jaw-dropping allegations levelled at The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during their time as working Royals.
According to Times reporter Valentine Low, experienced royal aides were taken aback by Meghan’s behaviour after she married Harry in 2018.
Low describes various claims of bullying and rudeness – with staff eventually claiming they were “played” by Harry and Meghan.
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In an extract of his book, serialised in The Times today, 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.'"
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He added: "So bad did things eventually become that Harry and Meghan’s team would later refer to themselves as the Sussex Survivors’ Club."
The book claims Private Secretary Sam Cohen, PR executive Sarah Latham and assistant press secretary Marnie Gaffney were among staff left stunned by the Duchess’ behaviour.
Sam Cohen is said to have issued warning that the Palace would need to show it offered a “duty of care" to Harry and Meghan.
The book quotes a source saying: “The duty of care was crucial.
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“[Sam] was a broken record with them on that.”
Low quotes another ex-staffer as saying: “Everyone knew that the institution would be judged by her happiness.
“The mistake they made was thinking that she wanted to be happy.
"She wanted to be rejected, because she was obsessed with that narrative from day one.”
Low writes that in one incident, Meghan allegedly spoke harshly to a young female member of the team in front of her colleagues.
In the alleged exchange, the duchess is said to have torn into the staffer over plans, weeks before her May 2018 wedding to Prince Harry.
The aide was reportedly left devastated and when Prince William asked the aide if she was okay, she is said to have burst into tears.
One source told Low that 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 book alleges Harry was "just as dismissive" of senior courtiers as Meghan.
A source said: “He used to send them horrible emails. So rude.”
Also in the book, serialised in The Times today, are allegations of Meghan's "harsh" treatment of aides and disputes between other Royals.
Other anecdotes claim that Meghan, 41, even moaned "I can't believe I'm not getting paid for this" during a royal tour in Australia.
The Sussexes' alleged behaviour in the run up to their May 2018 wedding is also prised open for all to see.
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