Meghan Markle’s return to the UK may make it difficult for the Duchess of Sussex to find household staff willing to work for her, sources exclusively told Page Six.
“When Meghan was previously living in the UK, the way she interviewed household staff was extremely rude,” one source alleged. “Applicants would come in to interview for housekeeping or maid positions and were basically forbidden from speaking to her.”
According to the insider, applicants were allegedly told to hand over their résumés and stand silently while Markle, 45, looked them over.
“They would hand over their résumé, then be told to stand off to the side of the room, not speak and not make eye contact while Meghan sat there and reviewed it,” the source claimed.
“She wouldn’t ask them questions or have any kind of actual conversation with them. She would take her time reading through the résumé, look the person up and down and then simply tell them they could leave.”
The source claimed those experiences became well known within household staffing circles.
“This happened with enough people that word absolutely got around among household staff,” the insider told Page Six. “People remember how they were treated, and there are a lot of people who simply would not want to put themselves in that position and work for her now.”
Meanwhile, a second source claimed that stories about the Duchess of Sussex have circulated for years among people who work in private households.
“There’s definitely concern among household staff about Harry and Meghan coming back to the UK,” the insider said. “Word has gotten around over the years about what Meghan can be like to work for, and she has a reputation for being very dismissive and rude to staff.”
The source claimed Markle’s reputation has left a bad impression for future hiring prospects.
“A lot of people in those circles talk, so stories travel,” the source said. “And there are definitely people who would have no interest in working for her because of what they’ve heard.”