The investigation into the handling of allegations of harassment against Meghan Markle, the wife of Prince Harry, has resulted in improved internal procedures but its findings will not be published, according to a source at Buckingham Palace.
No details were released about the reforms carried out in terms of human resources, in order to guarantee the anonymity of those who took part in the independent investigation, according to the same source.
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After the
Times
revealed in March 2021 that Prince Harry's wife was accused of harassment during her time living at Kensington Palace in London - before the couple stepped down from the royal family - the palace of Buckingham said he was
"very concerned"
.
"Staff involved at the time, including those who have left the Royal Household, will be invited to participate to see if lessons can be learned,"
the palace said, stressing that it
"does not condone and will not tolerate harassment in the workplace
.
According to The
Times
, a harassment complaint against assistants was filed in October 2018 by Jason Knauf, then Harry and Meghan's communications secretary.
Meghan had denied these accusations.
The
Sunday Times
had recently echoed the internal reforms mentioned Thursday, as well as the disappointment of participants in the investigation deploring that the report is
"buried"
, with the decision not to publish the conclusions.
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This announcement was made on the occasion of the presentation of the annual report on the finances of the monarchy.
For the 2021-2022 fiscal year, expenditure amounted to 102.4 million pounds sterling (118 million euros), an increase of 17% compared to the previous year, in particular due to expenditure for the ongoing renovations to Buckingham Palace, which rose 41% to £54.6million.
The annual allocation ("sovereign grant") from the public treasury, set at 15% of income from the Crown estate, the "Crown Estate", stood at 86.3 million pounds, an increase of 400,000 pounds compared to the previous year.
The Sovereign Grant is used to finance expenses related to official activities representing the Sovereign or members of his family,
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