Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing their strongest criticism yet over how they treat staff, with new claims suggesting working for the couple comes with a toxic culture that repeatedly drives people away.
The latest allegations come from celebrity reporter Rob Shuter, who discussed the issue on his Substack while citing sources familiar with the Sussexes’ inner circle. According to those accounts, the couple have now seen around 11 staff departures since stepping back from royal duties in 2020, something insiders say cannot be brushed off as coincidence.
One former aide reportedly described three main problems that made working for Harry and Meghan especially difficult. The first centred on decision making. Staff were said to be asked for detailed strategies, only to see those plans abandoned if they did not align with Meghan’s instincts or Harry’s mood at the time.
Behind the scenes, sources claim carefully prepared ideas were often dropped after negative headlines or online backlash, leaving employees forced to defend decisions they no longer believed in or had little control over.
The second issue raised was micromanagement. According to the report, nothing ever felt final. Late night emails would arrive with tiny edits, sometimes changing a single word, only for those same changes to be reversed the following day. Insiders said the constant revisions and sudden shifts left teams exhausted and unsure how to move forward.
The third and perhaps most damaging claim involved how mistakes were handled. One ex staffer alleged employees were praised until something went wrong, after which they were quietly pushed out rather than supported.
Industry insiders quoted in the report suggested the Sussexes’ reputation has now spread so widely that experienced professionals are reluctant to take roles with them. Before accepting any position, people are said to ask one question first: how long did the last person last?
According to one source, the ongoing departures point to a deeper issue. In their words, it is not bad luck driving the staff exits, but poor leadership at the top.
