Meghan Markle’s ex-bodyguard reveals what it’s really like to work for the Sussexes | Royal | news

Meghan Markle’s former bodyguard has defended the Duchess of Sussex and revealed she has a “big heart” amid multiple claims of harassment by staff members.

Former bodyguard Steve Davies has come forward and insisted these allegations are far from the truth as he used to work with Meghan when she first joined the royal family.

Speaking to Touch Magazine, he said: “She gets a bad rap for not being a very good person to work with, that she was this evil person in the royal family.”

However, Steve recalled engaging with people from all walks of life, “working with charities to work with dog walkers and cleaners”.

The former bodyguard also said he learned a big lesson from Meghan: “respect to be respected.”

The Duchess of Sussex was also denied the freedoms she had previously enjoyed, and the constant attention eventually took its toll on Meghan.

He said: “It was a paranoid era. We had people following us everywhere we went.”

Steve recalled one instance where Meghan said all she wanted to do was be able to shop at a grocery store. Steve gave Meghan permission to go, recalling: “I pushed the cart around the grocery store and she was putting things in. She really enjoyed it.”

Steve also said people were often surprised by how nice Meghan is and “what a big heart she has”. Although Steve no longer works for Meghan, he admitted he would take the job again and described the Duchess of Sussex as a good person to work with.

The former bodyguard’s comments come as The Hollywood Reporter, one of America’s leading entertainment news sources, recently published a scathing report calling the Duchess of Sussex a “difficult duchess” and claiming her staff are supposedly “terrified” of her and her “. despise” behavior towards them.

The outlet quoted sources as saying Meghan “walks around like a dictator in high heels, fuming and barking orders,” with one source adding: “I’ve seen her reduce grown men to tears.”

Also included in the report were allegations of the Duchess’ “loud tantrums” and “angry emails at 5am” that earned her the nickname “Difficult Duchess”.

As well as the former bodyguard, Archwell’s former chief operating officer Mandana Dayani has also spoken out about the “deep injustice” and described the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as “kind, decent and caring people”.

She told Us Weekly: “Part of the deep injustice of having to speak publicly about this in light of these endless and damaging narratives is that so much of the kindness, mentorship and support that Prince Harry and Meghan share with others happen quietly behind closed doors.”