Royal Correspondent Reacts To Palace Allegedly Burying Meghan Markle's Bullying Report

There are various opinions about the palace's decision not to release the results of the investigation into Meghan Markle's alleged bullying against the royal staff. One royal expert weighed in on the issue.

Royal correspondent, writer and commentator Jonathan Sacerdoti spoke with Us Weekly's Christina Garibaldi about the Queen's decision not to release the results of the bullying investigation involving the Duchess of Sussex, saying he agreed with the decision.

"I don't think it should be released to the public. This doesn't need to feed and fuel the soap opera that surrounds the royal family that is not their interest, that is not their business," Sacerdoti said.

In his personal opinion, there are reasons why the palace decided to make the results private.

"I think there are a few reasons why the report won't be published into the allegations of bullying against Meghan," he said. "Mostly, I think it's because it would be wholly inappropriate for them to publish the report."

He noted that the report was funded privately by Queen Elizabeth and conducted by an independent law firm. Another reason he believed it would not be published is "to protect the privacy of those people who took part and to limit the tensions between the Sussexes and the palace."

He added that in any workplace, if there is an internal inquiry into bullying allegations, it would be inappropriate to release the results to the press since it includes the names of people who took part in the investigation.

Their names could be mentioned in articles and people would speculate about their lives and what happened when the alleged bullying took place. So, he agreed that keeping the results private is a way to safeguard those people's well-being.

"I think the same applies to the relationship between the palace and Meghan, herself," Sacerdoti continued. "I don't think it's going to do anyone any favors if they start to put all this out there now and start to inflame anger between the two parties."

For Sacerdoti, the palace "acted responsibly to undertake the investigation," and the palace is expected to do the same whether the bullying allegation involves a royal member or not to protect the well-being of the staff. He believed the palace would examine it internally to make sure the issue would not repeat in the future.

Royal correspondent Katie Nicholl, the author of several books on the royal family, including "The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown," echoed the same sentiment with Entertainment Tonight. According to her, "the Queen doesn't want any more drama. She just doesn't want any more dirty linens aired in public."

Nicholl also said that keeping the results private is a way to protect everyone involved. It's also a way to preserve the "integrity of those staff, of the Duchess of Sussex and indeed of the reputation of the monarchy."