Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'dismiss distressing' Vanity Fair article - as Sharon Stone reveals what it's like to live near the Sussexes

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly dismissed 'distressing' allegations made by Vanity Fair against them successful their latest article. 

The damning illustration successful the mag stated that the Duchess of Sussex would reportedly beryllium 'warm and effusive' towards employees astatine the start before turning 'cold and withholding toward the idiosyncratic she perceived to beryllium responsible' erstwhile thing 'went poorly, often owed to Meghan and Harry’s ain demands'.

But present neighbours similar actress Sharon Stone have stood up for the royals, adding that the Duchess 'waves astatine radical connected the street'. 

A root who worked successful media projects had past week told Vanity Fair of Meghan: 'She’s perpetually playing checkers- I’m not adjacent going to accidental chess - but she’s conscionable precise alert of wherever everybody is connected her board. 

'And erstwhile you are not in, you are to beryllium thrown to the wolves astatine immoderate fixed moment,' which they accidental meant 'undermining' behaviour, adding: 'It’s talking down your back. It’s gnawing astatine your consciousness of self. Really, like, Mean Girls teenager.'

The claims besides included comments from neighbours successful Montecito, who said the mates had brought 'more attention' to the town, suggesting it was unwanted.

Elsewhere, the illustration details allegations from erstwhile employees of Meghan who reportedly felt mistreated during their clip moving with her.

These claims, which echo accusations from her clip astatine Kensington Palace, overgarment a troubling representation of a pistillate whose behaviour allegedly near unit 'having therapy' and led to allegations of 'bullying' down the scenes. These allegations were vehemently denied by representatives of Meghan and Harry astatine the time. 

According to The Times, the mates person dismissed the allegations, arsenic sources adjacent to the brace described them arsenic 'distressing'.

The insubstantial besides said different neighbour of the Sussexes, histrion Sharon Stone has defended the pair, telling Hello! mag they are a 'giving, caring, participating portion of our community' and that they question astatine radical connected the street. 

Producer Jane Marie, worked with the mates during improvement of Archewell audio projects, besides insisted to Vanity Fair that Meghan is 'just a lovely, genuine person'.

Despite the bombshell allegations made successful the profile, unit loyal to Meghan and Harry person previously defended the couple to US Weekly magazine, describing the Sussexes arsenic 'caring' bosses who springiness employees their children's aged babe clothes, caller flowers and 'care packages'.

Josh Kettler, Harry's main of unit who near aft conscionable 3 months successful August past year, insisted helium was 'warmly welcomed' by the brace and describes them arsenic 'dedicated and hardworking'.  

Ben Browning, Archewell's erstwhile caput of contented - who was liable for their tell-all Netflix documentary but past left earlier the extremity of his contract- says his acquisition astatine the institution and with Meghan and Harry successful wide 'was affirmative and supportive'

Their PR chief, 'global property secretary' Ashley Hansen, who is leaving the institution to commencement her ain firm, says they treated her with 'the benignant of interest and attraction a genitor would explicit if it were their ain child' erstwhile she took clip disconnected for surgery, adding that they besides sent flowers and gifts.

These affirmative comments came disconnected the backmost of a antagonistic portion published successful the Hollywood Reporter, in which Meghan was described arsenic a 'dictator successful precocious heels'.

Tom Bower, the royal writer and investigative journalist, described the caller revelations arsenic 'devastating' for Meghan, particularly given her caller attempts to reshape her nationalist persona arsenic a warm, loving parent and wife. 

'Having powerfully denied the accusations that she bullied her unit successful Kensington Palace, the revival of her representation of the Difficult Duchess is simply a catastrophe conscionable connected the eve of the motorboat of Netflix's 'With Love, Meghan'. 

'Having invested truthful overmuch to re-brand herself arsenic a loving, caring Californian parent and wife, the VF disclosures person poisoned the smiling representation of the welcoming home-maker. 

Prince Harry, too, faces increasing scrutiny, with experts noting his portrayal successful the Vanity Fair portion arsenic 'lost, retired of his depth, and naïve.'  

Richard Fitzwilliams, a royal commentator, said the couple's attempts to task a caring, philanthropic representation done efforts similar helping victims of California's wildfires are improbable to summation traction successful airy of the ongoing allegations. 

'The Sussexes are attempting to task a caring representation by helping immoderate of those affected by the cataclysmic wildfires presently ravaging California', helium said. 'They won't get acold aft publicity is fixed to this. 

'Her With Love, Meghan cookery bid is, judging from the trailer, saccharine and silly. This was postponed and is present scheduled for a merchandise connected 4th March but unenthusiastic online absorption mightiness marque the streaming elephantine deliberation doubly and dump it and, erstwhile their declaration runs retired aboriginal successful the year, sphere precise small of it, if any. 

'The Sussexes person made truthful galore accusations against the royal family. They, particularly Meghan, present person a batch to answer. Nobody likes bullies, particularly entitled bullies!'

Meghan and Harry rallied astir LA occurrence victims, having been connected the cusp of evacuation themselves, by making donations to alleviation efforts done their Archewell Foundation and implicit the play served meals to survivors alongside the woman of embattled Governor Gavin Newsom. 

However, not everyone was impressed by their quality with Family Ties prima Bateman penning online: 'Meghan Markle and Harry are nary amended than ambulance chasers.

'What a repulsive 'photo op' they achieved. They are 'touring the damage'? Are they politicians now? They don't unrecorded here; they are tourists. Disaster Tourists.'

This came conscionable days aft they opened the doors of their mansion to friends and loved ones forced to evacuate owed to the ongoing fires successful California.

They besides urged others to bash the aforesaid arsenic the blaze continued to teardrop done the West Coast city. 

The Duchess of Sussex decided to postpone the merchandise of her Netflix cookery amusement With Love, Meghan, due to the fact that of the demolition brought astir by the fires - a determination that was praised by her fans.  

However, this led to immoderate wry remarks from those connected to the Royal Family, Richard Eden disclosed.

One person of the royals pointed retired to this week that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex allowed their bombshell interrogation with Oprah Winfrey to beryllium broadcast successful 2021 adjacent though Prince Philip was earnestly sick successful hospital. 

Prince Harry's gramps died 4 weeks later.

'Meghan seemingly didn't deliberation doubly astir going up with the Oprah interview, did she?' commented the royal source.

Some courtiers are adjacent wondering whether the postponement of her cookery programme is simply a commercialized one.

'Would radical truly privation to ticker a glossy TV amusement astir someone's luxury manner erstwhile thousands of Americans person seen their homes and lives destroyed?' 1 fig with connections to the royals asked Eden this week.