What It's Really Like to Work for Meghan - Her Staffers Tell All

Amid constant scrutiny and negative headlines about how she conducts herself as a boss, current and former employees of the Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Harry, talk to Us about the couple’s on- and off-duty business practices

-  JUSTIN RAVITZ & JAIME HARKIN

Hours after The Hollywood Reporter published a piece alleging Meghan Markle’s “terrible” behavior is the cause of the high turnover rate at the company she runs with her husband, Prince Harry, a current employee posted a note on Instagram passionately debunking the report. The Sept. 12 article, which claimed that those who work for Meghan are “terrified” of her, included quotes from a source calling her a “dictator in high heels” who “belittles” people and has reduced “grown men to tears.” The current staffer said the allegations made in the article are wildly inaccurate and damaging to both the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and members of their team; current and former staffers quickly flooded the comments with statements of support.

Meghan has long been dogged by reports she promotes a toxic workplace. Back in 2021, The Times of London reported the former actress had allegedly bullied and reduced staff members to tears at Kensington Palace. In August, NewsNation claimed Meghan and Harry had lost 18 employees between their time in the U.K. and the U.S. (they launched Archewell Foundation in 2020), with a source blaming an “unbearable” Meghan for the “churn and burn” rate.

Several current and former staffers paint a different picture to Us. Ben Browning, their former head of content — who was responsible for getting their Harry & Meghan documentary on Netflix before leaving after his contract expired in early 2023 — says his experience at the company and with the Sussexes “was positive and supportive,” adding, “We all continue to be friends. The narratives we’ve seen suggesting the contrary are untrue.” One-time chief of staff Catherine St-Laurent tells Us she and the couple have also “remained close” and says, “The time I spent working with Prince Harry and Meghan was incredibly meaningful to me.”