The Duke of Sussex, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday, gave the passionate address to a packed room at Halo Trust’s anti-landmine event in New York.

The charity gained international prominence in 1997 after Princess Diana walked through an active minefield in Angola.

Harry was greeted by a rapturous round of applause as he took to the stage to deliver an eight minute speech in which spoke of the charity’s work in Angola meaning a ‘great deal’ to his late mother.

Looking solemn faced, he said: ‘Carrying on her legacy is a responsibility that I take incredibly seriously.

‘And I think we all know how much she would want us to finish this particular job. We are all here because we are a band of true believers, fighting for a mine free world.’

Harry’s solo itinerary

Monday, September 23 

AM: Harry appears on a panel discussing: The global mental health crisis among young people at the Concordia summit for The Diana Award.

PM: He will appear on stage for an event promoting the work of the Halo Trust, the charity for which his late mother loved, famously walking through an Angolan minefield in 1997.

Tuesday, September 24

The Duke of Sussex is expected to attend the ‘Protectors of African Parks” benefit gala

Wednesday, September 25 to Friday September 27

Harry will attend a number of other events in relation to the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week and Climate Week.

Monday, September 30

Harry will be in London for the WellChild Awards

 

Wearing a navy suit with a Halo Trust pin on his lapel, he recalled following in his mother’s footsteps in 2019 when he visited Angola, 22 years after Diana had walked through minefields in the African country.

Harry spoke of the many changes that he had gone through since his visit five years ago, including becoming a father for the second time with the birth of daughter Lilibet in 2021.

And he said although you don’t need to have children to have a ‘stake in the future of our planet’, the Duke said his mother would have been ‘horrified’ to know that anyone’s children or grandchildren live in a world still ‘infested with mines’.

In an apparent nod to Diana he issued a rallying cry to ‘finish the job’ as he said: ‘Tomorrow let’s wake up and get back to work, let’s renew our commitments and let’s finish the job for all our sakes.

‘So we too can look back in awe and relief and so those who started this recovery and regeneration many years ago can rest knowing we really did finish the job.’

Earlier today, Harry appeared on stage in New York to discuss mental health and climate change with two young winners of a legacy award given in Princess Diana’s memory.

The Duke said his late mother would be ‘proud’ of them as he took part in the 14th Concordia Annual Summit in support of The Diana Award on his eight-day solo trip to the East Coast and the UK.

Harry, who cracked his knuckles and looked nervous as he sat down on stage, spoke of the importance of mental wellness at an event where participants talked about their climate anxiety.

He personally interviewed Chiara Riyanti Hutapea Zhang from Indonesia and Christina Williams from Jamaica, who received The Legacy Award in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, joking: ‘For some reason I’ve been given the microphone to ask the questions’.

He told them: ‘I applaud you for having the confidence to be on this stage. I know my mother would be incredibly proud of you guys. Your activism is true to how my mother lived her life’.

Harry, wearing a navy suit and tie with a Diana Award pin on his lapel, asked: ‘Do you feel like leaders and people in positions of power are listening to you?’, adding that he wanted the The Diana Award to help their campaigning to tackle climate change and bring influence around the world.

And when asked what gives him hope for the future he said: ‘I have said it before years ago and I’ll say it again. The younger generation is what gives me hope. The courage you have gives me hope. Everyone of us needs courage to move the dial in this world, probably more than ever. We need to listen and act on what you say because it is your future that will be stolen and that is unacceptable’.

His decision to jet off alone to New York to meet royals and celebrities before a solo trip to Britain shows he is determined to ‘carve out’ new opportunities and ‘assert himself’ after turning 40, experts told MailOnline today.

The Duke is away from Montecito for the next eight days and went to a California benefit organised by Kevin Costner on Saturday, without his American wife.

Harry has always made an effort to continue his mother’s ‘unfinished’ work, revealing in 2022 that he felt ‘obligated’ to live out her legacy ‘as much as possible’.

In a podcast interview, Harry told former rugby player Gareth Thomas: ‘I think once you get to meet people and you see the suffering around the world, you can’t turn, I certainly can’t turn, my back on that.

‘Then add in the fact that my mum’s work was unfinished, I feel obligated to try and continue that as much as possible.’

He added: ‘I could never fill her shoes, especially in this particular space because of what she did and what she stood for and how vocal she was about this issue.’

Harry’s attendance had sparked speculation that he may be in the city at the same time as his brother Prince William who is thought to attending the third annual Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit at The Plaza Hotel on September 24.

It’s unknown if he will attend for sure, but he was present last year at the same event.

If Prince William does come to New York when Harry is there, it’s likely the brothers will steer clear from one another, as a source told The Sunday Times in August that the siblings hadn’t spoken in ‘two years.’

It was said that the last time they talked was at their grandmother Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022.

The insider described the ‘estrangement’ as ‘dreadfully sad,’ adding that Prince William doesn’t even want Harry at his coronation when the time comes.

EXCLUSIVEPrince Harry’s US visa documents will NOT be made public, judge rules

Prince Harry’s visa documents will not be made public, a judge has ruled in a major victory for the Duke of Sussex.

In a court decision handed down on Monday, US District Judge Carl Nichols said the British royal had a ‘reasonable privacy interest’ in relation to his US immigration paperwork and therefore such files should remain private.

The judge, however, did acknowledge that Harry had revealed ‘intimate details’ of his life in his 2023 memoir ‘Spare’, which included a description of his genitals freezing and his history of recreational drug use.

He also noted that Harry’s privacy interests were somewhat diminished by him being a public figure, according to the court filing obtained by DailyMail.com.

The decision comes after Judge Nichols spent five months reviewing Harry’s immigration file as part of a case brought by the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank based in Washington, D.C.

Heritage sued the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the agency, which oversees immigration, refused to disclose a Freedom of Information request for Harry’s files.

Heritage claims that Harry may have lied on the forms under the section which asked if he had been a drug user.

In his memoir, ‘Spare’, and his Netflix TV series Harry talked about using cannabis, cocaine and magic mushrooms.

At the court in Washington, D.C., Judge Nichols noted that Harry’s memoir sold more than 1.4 million copies on its first day on sale and became a New York Times bestseller.

Judge Nichols said that the book ‘shares intimate details of his life’ including ‘numerous instances’ where Harry took drugs.

However, in the view of the judge, Harry had a ‘reasonably privacy interest in his immigration records’.

Judge Nichols said that Heritage is ‘partially correct that as a public figure, the Duke’s public statements tend to diminish his privacy interests compared to ordinary foreign nationals admitted to the United States’.

The opinion states: ‘But it (Heritage) goes too far in arguing that the privacy interest is so diminished by his public statements as to be de minimis’, using a Latin word for very small.

Judge Nicholas added that the Duke’s public statements about his drug use did not eliminate his interest in keeping private information about his immigration status

In particular, the judge said that Harry had never disclosed ‘the following facts’ but the next paragraph is redacted.

Heritage’s argument that revealing Harry’s paperwork would shed light on the workings of DHS ‘fails’, the ruling states.

‘For the reasons discussed, the public does not have a strong interest in disclosure of the Duke’s immigration records’, the order states

The judge said that some documents submitted to him by DHS were ‘of particular relevance’ but the sentence was followed by a large paragraph that is redacted.

Another large section of ‘particularly relevant’ information was also redacted.

DHS handed over Harry’s immigration paperwork in April for Judge Nichols to review.

He wanted to see the ‘particular harm’ that would arise from the material being made public.

Judge Nichols told Homeland Security that its arguments so far, including during a hearing in February, were ‘insufficiently detailed’ for him to decide.

The case had taken on a new edge in light of the Presidential election with Donald Trump suggesting he could deport Harry if he wins in November.

The dismissal of the case saves Harry from future embarrassing revelations about his personal life.

During the hearing in February, a lawyer for DHS claimed that Harry may have lied about his drug use to boost sales of ‘Spare’.

Assistant US Attorney John Bardo told the court in Washington: ‘The book isn’t sworn testimony or proof.

‘Saying something in a book doesn’t necessarily make it true’.

In legal filings Heritage claimed that Harry’s discussion of drugs was so brazen it ‘approached the point of bragging and encouraging illegal drug use’

Harry and Meghan bad bosses? Nonsense, say loyal staffers who gush that the Sussexes ‘water the seeds so that we can flourish’ in flood of online posts after claims ‘Duchess Difficult’ was ‘a dictator in high heels’ who ‘terrified’ workers

Staff loyal to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave the couple a glowing report last night as a war of words over Meghan being labelled a ‘dictator in high heels’ continued to rage.

Current and former staff staged an extraordinary intervention in friendly American media, describing the Sussexes as ‘caring’ bosses who give staff their children’s old baby clothes, fresh flowers and ‘care packages’.

Stung by recent accusations, particularly in industry heavyweight the Hollywood Reporter, that ‘Duchess Difficult’ has reduced grown men to tears as she ‘barks’ out orders, a string of employees offered a remarkably rosy account of their working lives to US Weekly magazine in the States.

Josh Kettler, Harry’s chief of staff who left after just three months in August, sparking the latest round of negative publicity, insists he was ‘warmly welcomed’ by both Harry and Meghan and describes them as ‘dedicated and hardworking’.

‘It was impressive to witness,’ he said but did not elaborate on why his tenure was so short.

Ben Browning, Archewell’s former head of content – who was responsible for their tell-all Netflix documentary but then left before the end of his contract- says his experience at the company and with Meghan and Harry in general ‘was positive and supportive’

Their current PR chief, ‘global press secretary’ Ashley Hansen, says they treated her with ‘the kind of concern and care a parent would express if it were their own child’ when she took time off for surgery, adding that they also sent flowers and gifts.

‘Meghan would personally reach out to my husband daily to make sure that we both were OK and had support. It meant so much to him and even more to me. You don’t realise how much that kind of kindness and thought means until you need it,’ she insisted.

Another anonymous source insists the Duke and Duchess ‘water the seeds’ for them to flourish. Harry, they say, asks on work Zoom calls about what staff have done at the weekend and says as a team they plan events like karaoke nights and ‘holiday parties’.

A former staff member said the couple heard they had adopted a dog, ‘the next day, I had a luxury brand leash and new collar on my doorstep’.

Parents-to-be are also given ‘brand-new gifts and top-notch secondhand stuff from the couple themselves ‘like unused car seats and baby items they no longer need’, it was said.

‘They want to take care of us,’ one current employee gushed. ‘Meghan will do things like, ‘You mentioned on the call your skin is bothering you, I put together a kit for you.’

And it was said that no-one leaves the couple’s Montecito home empty-handed. ‘Whenever staff goes to their house, they leave with a basket with fresh flowers, fresh fruit, fresh eggs,’ one staffer said.

‘Best bosses I have ever had,’ another current team member insists.

It is a stark contrast to recent reports about a string of departures from their Archewell organisation, which combines their media deals with philanthropic endeavours.

The latest expose claiming the Duchess of Sussex is a ‘dictator in high heels’ was sourced from someone ‘very high up’ still working for the couple, it has been claimed.

The original article in the Hollywood Reporter also said Meghan ‘doesn’t take advice’ and has reduced ‘grown men to tears’ as she ‘barks’ orders.

Maer Roshan, Co-Editor in Chief of the publication, has subsequently said he stands by the story, despite a backlash amongst supporters of the Sussexes.

Mr Roshan says they not only spoke to around a dozen people who had worked closely with Harry and Meghan ‘now and previously’ but told Access Hollywood that ‘our reporter talked to one very high up source who works for the couple who said everyone is terrified of Meghan’.

They say the former royal ‘belittles people’ and ‘doesn’t take advice’.

The sudden deluge of praise will do little to dampen speculation around the couple’s behaviour.

The duchess herself has always strongly denied claims of bullying staff, particularly in the UK, claiming they were part of a ‘calculated smear campaign’ against her.

Mr Roshan added: ‘Duchess Difficult is a nickname that has trailed Meghan for quite a few years.

‘What is new is that this notion, since coming to America, that a lot of these rumours were manufactured by the Palace and the reporting that we did suggests that probably isn’t true and there is still this undercurrent of fear.’

Buckingham Palace launched its own investigation after the bullying allegations were made public but refused to reveal the results of their findings.

Insiders have also previously expressed concern to the Mail that former employees who may have evidence to support the claims she bullied several female staff when she was living in the UK as a working royal were never even spoken to as part of their internal inquiry.

This newspaper also revealed that former staff had dubbed themselves ‘The Sussex Survivors Club’ and some were suffering from the equivalent of PTSD.

It will be undeniably troubling to the duke and duchess that the same sort of accusations have followed them to the United States and may account for the latest strike back.

The Hollywood Reporter piece also described the couple as ‘both poor decision-makers’ who ‘change their minds frequently’ – with Harry dubbed ‘a very, very charming person’ and yet ‘very much an enabler’.

Although they have not commented officially, a source ‘close’ to Harry and Meghan rejected the claims last week.

They also claimed that a note on her email signature which says staff should not feel obligated to respond outside of normal business hours was proof she wasn’t demanding. Staff have previously accused of her sending work emails at anti-social hours.

It comes as Prince Harry continues with a string of public appearances in New York ahead of a charity visit to the UK on Monday.

He joked about his misspent youth and spoke of his love for his own children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in a plea to better protect children from the ‘harm’ caused by social media.

Speaking at the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative event he said: ‘Some say kids will be kids and well, that may well be true. Kids may get into trouble. I know a thing or two about that. But our kids are being targeted. The harmful effects of social media are made by design.

‘These platforms are designed to create addiction….Young people are kept there by mindless, endless, numbing, scrolling, being force fed content that no child should ever be exposed to.’

Revealed: US report claiming Meghan Markle is nicknamed ‘Duchess Difficult’ and a ‘dictator in high heels’ by ‘terrified’ staff ‘came from source still working for the couple’, says editor

A US report claiming Meghan Markle is a ‘dictator in high heels’ came from someone ‘very high up’ still working for the couple, a senior journalist has claimed.

The source said that Meghan ‘doesn’t take advice’ and has reduced ‘grown men to tears’, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Maer Roshan, Co-Editor in Chief of the publication, has said he stands by the story after a backlash amongst supporters and friends including one Sussex source who said the claims were ‘fabricated’.

Meghan herself has also always denied claims of bullying staff.

Mr Roshan believes that their insider has revealed that it ‘probably isn’t true’ that claims Meghan is ‘difficult’ to work with and the nickname ‘Duchess Difficult’ were ‘manufactured’ by the Palace after Megxit.

The allegations about her behaviour emerged in a piece on the exodus of staff who have worked for the Sussexes, including the couple’s chief of staff Josh Kettler who resigned from his role in August after just three months.

Mr Roshan told Access Hollywood: ‘Our reporter talked to a very high up source who works for the couple and said: “Everyone is terrified of Meghan”.

‘Duchess Difficult is a nickname that has trailed Meghan Markle for quite a few years. What is new is that this notion, since coming to America, that a lot of these rumours were manufactured by the Palace and the reporting that we did suggests that probably isn’t true and there is still this undercurrent of fear’.

Friends of Meghan have said that they have never seen ‘a negative side to her’.

Mr Roshan told Access Hollywood: ‘Two things can be possible at once. The couple does help a lot of people. Meghan and Harry declined to comment on our story. I think Meghan would have said that barking around orders is something that we expect from men and it would never raise an eyebrow’.

Meghan has touched on the subject in her Archetypes podcast.

She said: ‘You’re allowed to set a boundary. You’re allowed to be clear, [it] does not make you demanding. It does not make you difficult, it makes you clear’.

But the Hollywood Reporter piece last week claimed that Meghan ‘terrifies’ people.

The piece also described the couple as ‘both poor decision-makers’ who ‘change their minds frequently’ – with Harry dubbed ‘a very, very charming person’ and yet ‘very much an enabler’.

The publication reported allegations that Meghan was ‘absolutely relentless’ and that ‘she marches around like a dictator in high heels, fuming and barking orders’, adding: ‘I’ve watched her reduce grown men to tears’.

Meghan’s ‘noisy tantrums’ and ‘angry 5 am emails’ have also earned her the nickname ‘Duchess Difficult’ by her members of staff, the Hollywood Reporter said.

A spokesman for the Sussexes declined to comment when approached by MailOnline today.

But a source close to Harry and Meghan rejected the claims last week, saying the allegations were false.

‘These quotes were fabricated by someone lacking knowledge of our company. The Duke and Duchess work from Montecito, and we’re based in Hollywood. They likely think we’re all in the same office and that this quote would fly, but the circumstances don’t even allow for it. If she’s “marching around” and “barking orders” no Archewell employee could factually claim that. It’s total nonsense’, they said.

‘And the source said on the emails: ‘Who hasn’t sent an email when they can’t sleep or are awake early?

‘I’ve never once ever gotten an email from either of them at that hour and even if I did, The Duchess specifically notes in her email signature that everyone has a different working day and to not feel obligated to respond outside of normal business hours. These source quotes don’t make any sense’.

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The claims came as the Duke of Sussex turned 40 and separate sources suggested he was feeling increasingly lonely in the US and considers his security guard David Langdown, a former Met Police officer, his best friend.

Meghan had previously been accused of bullying palace staff before the pair’s move to California, prompting royal aides to launch an inquiry into claims of Meghan’s ‘belittling’ behaviour towards two personal assistants.

Staff were said to have been left in tears and feeling ‘traumatised’ – with some likening their condition to having post-traumatic stress.

While details of the report were never revealed, the allegations have always been strongly denied by the duchess, whose lawyers described them at the time as a ‘calculated smear campaign’.

The new reports come after it was revealed by The Mail on Sunday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s PR adviser Christine Weir Schirmer had left quietly at the end of last year after joining the couple as head of communications for their charitable foundation Archewell in 2020.

News of Schirmer’s departure came just weeks after it was reported that Kettler had resigned after his short spell working for the couple.

While Kettler had been hired on a trial basis when he took up the role with Harry and Meghan, US magazine People reported that the ‘decision to part ways was mutual, with both sides agreeing it wasn’t the right fit’.

But the departures of Schirmer and Kettler have only highlighted the problems Meghan and Harry have long had when it comes to keeping their staff.

The couple have gained a reputation for losing employees, and are believed to have lost at least 18 members of their workforce since they married in 2018.

Nine or more have left their roles since the couple escaped Britain for California in 2020, including their global press secretary Toya Holness and Meghan’s top aide and private secretary Samantha Cohen.

Tensions within the royal family since Harry and Meghan left for a new life in the US in 2020 have only got worse, especially following the publication of Harry’s memoir Spare in January last year.

He claimed his brother William, the Prince of Wales, 42, had branded Meghan ‘difficult’, ‘rude’ and ‘abrasive’, and even accused the elder sibling of pushing him into a dog bowl.

Prince Harry is in New York this week.

His decision to jet off alone to New York to meet royals and celebrities before a solo trip to Britain shows he is determined to ‘carve out’ new opportunities and ‘assert himself’ after turning 40, experts told MailOnline .

The Duke of Sussex is away from Montecito for the next seven days and went to a California benefit organised by Kevin Costner on Saturday, without his American wife.

Last night he attended a dinner organised by the World Health Organization (WHO), greeting Queen Mathilde of Belgium warmly on arrival.

On his trip to New York this week he will also support pet charities and businesses including African Parks, The HALO Trust, The Diana Award, and Travalyst. And this weekend he will fly to London for his annual visit to support WellChild at their awards ceremony, again without his wife.

This month he is said to have planned a lads-only weekend away with friends to mark his 40th birthday, but was with a smiling Meghan leaving a ‘double birthday’ event, held for their friend Tyler Perry, the night before the Prince’s own big day.

Biographer Phil Dampier, author of Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan In Their Own Words, said: ‘Harry sometimes feels like a spare part and he often looks unhappy when he’s out with Meghan at events in California. I think he has reached a point where he wants more for himself. He’s turned 40 and must be asking himself what the future holds.

‘I think he’s desperate to find some new meaning to his life and that seems to involve branching out on his own more.

‘He has this few days in New York and then he’s heading to London for the WellChild event with which he’s been involved for years.

‘He clearly wants to find some causes he can get involved in and give his life some purpose.

‘Meghan doesn’t want to come back to this country, so he will have to fly solo’.

Harry has reportedly been contacting some of his old friends ahead of his UK visit.

‘I’m sure he’s lacking some mates he can go out with for a beer and truly relax. The more he does things on his own and carves out some new projects, the more likely it is he can heal himself and eventually some of the divisions with his family, but it’s going to be a long road’, Mr Dampier said.

Royal expert and investigative journalist Tom Bower has said that Harry’s next week away shows he is trying ‘to assert himself’ alone.

He said: ‘It’s not just Harry doing repeated solo events which suggests a shift in his lifestyle and strategy to assert himself – not least in Britain’.

So what is the truth about boss Meghan? After loyal staff heaped praise on Sussexes, now Duchess is accused of 'chewing people up'

Meghan Markle was today reportedly described by former staff as someone who could be a ‘demon’ and treated some employees ‘like a tradesman’ amid an intensifying row over her management style.

One palace courtier who is claimed to have worked for the Duchess of Sussex said they ‘witnessed people being chewed up in person and over the phone and made to ‘feel like s**t’, according to a new US media report.

It was claimed that another former aide said they ‘always thought she was a classic narcissist’ and she was ‘lovely when it is all going her way but a demon when the worm turns’.

The report in the Daily Beast today follows two major recent articles published in America about Meghan – with one in the Hollywood Reporter criticising her as a ‘dictator in high heels’, and another in Us Weekly praising her management style.

A representative for Meghan and her husband Prince Harry confirmed to MailOnline today that they would not be commenting on the new Daily Beast article.

It comes as Harry continues to attend events in New York this week while Meghan and their children Archie and Lilibet are at home in Montecito, California.

One courtier who was said to have worked for Meghan and Harry when they were still senior royals was quoted by the Daily Beast as saying: ‘I do think that after the ill-feeling of Megxit, Meghan’s bad moments were amplified and distorted and blown out of proportion.

‘That said, there definitely were bad, very bad… moments. I witnessed people being chewed up in person and over the phone and made to feel like s**t.

‘But it was an incredibly fraught time and I’m inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt. She has said herself she was suicidal at times.’

Another aide who worked with Meghan ahead of her wedding at Windsor Castle in May 2018 referred to the positive picture portrayed in the Us Weekly article.

The aide told the Daily Beast: ‘I always thought she was a classic narcissist.’

They added: ‘She is lovely when it is all going her way but a demon when the worm turns.’

A third source told the Daily Beast that a florist was ‘screamed at down the phone’ after posting a detail about a bouquet they were working on for her – without identifying Meghan as the client.

This source said: ‘They vowed never to work with her again, despite the prestige of having her as a client. If you were working for her, you were often treated like a tradesman who could be treated like s**t.’

It follows accusations made in a Hollywood Reporter article on September 12 that ‘Duchess Difficult’ had reduced grown men to tears as she ‘barks’ out orders.

Then, staff loyal to Harry and Meghan gave the couple a glowing report and a positive account of their working lives to Us Weekly in an article published yesterday.

Josh Kettler, Harry’s former chief of staff who left after just three months in August, said in the Us Weekly article that he was ‘warmly welcomed’ by the Sussexes and called them ‘dedicated and hardworking’.

‘It was impressive to witness,’ he added, without elaborating on why he left so quickly.

Ben Browning, Archewell’s former head of content – who was responsible for their tell-all Netflix documentary but then left before the end of his contract – said his experience at the company, and with Meghan and Harry in general, ‘was positive and supportive’.

Their current PR chief, ‘global press secretary’ Ashley Hansen, says they treated her with ‘the kind of concern and care a parent would express if it were their own child’ when she took time off for surgery, adding that they also sent flowers and gifts.

She added: ‘Meghan would personally reach out to my husband daily to make sure that we both were OK and had support. It meant so much to him and even more to me. You don’t realise how much that kind of kindness and thought means until you need it.’

Another anonymous source told Us Weekly: ‘This is the first company I’ve worked [where I] liked every ­person. Harry and Meghan picked the best of the best from every field and watered the seeds for them to flourish. We have an enormous microscope on us. But good things are happening.’

They said Harry asks on work Zoom calls about what staff have done at the weekend and as a team they plan events such as karaoke nights and ‘holiday parties’.

A former staff member said the Sussexes heard they had adopted a dog, and ‘the next day, I had a luxury-brand leash and new ­collar on my doorstep’.

Expectant parents are also given ‘brand-new gifts and top-notch second-hand stuff from the couple themselves ‘like unused car seats and baby items they no longer need’, it was said.

‘They want to take care of us,’ one current employee said. ‘Meghan will do things like, ‘You mentioned on the call your skin is bothering you. I put together a kit for you’.’

It was also claimed that no one leaves the couple’s Montecito home empty-handed.

‘Whenever staff go to their house, they leave with a basket with fresh flowers, fresh fruit, fresh eggs,’ one staffer said. ‘Best bosses I have ever had,’ another current team member insists.

Also speaking to Us Weekly yesterday was former Archewell boss Mandana Dayani who said the ‘kindness, mentorship and support’ she has received from the Duke and Duchess ‘happens quietly behind closed doors’.

It is a stark contrast to recent reports about a string of departures from their Archewell organisation, which combines their media deals with philanthropic endeavours.

The exposé in the Hollywood Reporter claiming the Duchess is a ‘dictator in high heels’ was sourced from someone ‘very high up’ still working for the couple, it has been claimed.

That article also said Meghan ‘doesn’t take advice’ and has reduced ‘grown men to tears’ as she ‘barks’ orders.

The Hollywood Reporter also described the couple as ‘poor decision-makers’ who ‘change their minds frequently’.

Maer Roshan, co-editor-in-chief of the publication, has subsequently said he stands by the story, despite a backlash amongst supporters of the Sussexes.

Mr Roshan said they spoke to around a dozen people who had worked closely with Harry and Meghan ‘now and previously’.

He also told Access Hollywood that ‘our reporter talked to one very high up source who works for the couple who said everyone is ­terrified of Meghan’.

They say the Duchess ‘belittles people’ and ‘doesn’t take advice’.

Although they have not commented officially, a source ‘close’ to Harry and Meghan rejected the claims last week.

They also pointed out that a note on her email signature which says staff should not feel obligated to respond outside of normal business hours was further proof she wasn’t demanding.

Meghan herself has always strongly denied claims of bullying staff, claiming they were part of a ‘calculated smear campaign’.

Mr Roshan added: ‘Duchess Difficult is a nickname that has trailed Meghan for quite a few years.

‘What is new is that this notion, since coming to America, that a lot of these rumours were manufactured by the Palace and the reporting that we did suggests that probably isn’t true and there is still this undercurrent of fear.’

Buckingham Palace launched its own investigation after the bullying allegations were made public but refused to reveal the findings.

Insiders have previously told the Mail that former employees who may have evidence to support the claims she bullied several female staff when she was living in the UK as a working royal were never even spoken to.

The Mail also revealed that former staff had dubbed themselves the ‘Sussex Survivors Club’ and some were suffering from the equivalent of post-­traumatic stress disorder.

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, has recently celebrated a significant milestone—her 30th wedding anniversary with Sir Timothy Lawrence.

While whispers of a modest celebration circulated, the specifics of their plans remain largely a mystery.

Interestingly, it seems that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were not on the guest list for this family affair.

Princess Anne Marks 30 Years of Marriage Amid Family Speculation

 

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, has recently celebrated a significant milestone—her 30th wedding anniversary with Sir Timothy Lawrence.

While whispers of a modest celebration circulated, the specifics of their plans remain largely a mystery.

Interestingly, it seems that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were not on the guest list for this family affair.

Given the turbulent history between the Sussexes and the royal family, some speculate that it’s for the best.

The relationship between Meghan and the royals has been fraught with tension.

Many believe that her past actions have soured relations, particularly during the final days of Prince Philip and the Queen.

Critics argue that Meghan’s behavior, which some see as manipulative, has led to her being excluded from family gatherings, including Anne’s recent anniversary.

Princess Anne’s journey in love began in 1973 when she married Captain Mark Phillips.

The couple welcomed two children, Zara and Peter, but their union faced challenges.

By 1989, they had separated, and their divorce was finalized in 1992.

That same year, Anne found love again with Sir Timothy Lawrence, a retired Royal Navy officer.

Their private wedding ceremony was attended by just 30 guests, reflecting Anne’s preference for intimacy over spectacle.

For three decades now, Princess Anne and Sir Timothy have maintained a strong partnership, often seen together at official events.

Unlike her first husband, who was known for his infidelities, Sir Timothy has remained scandal-free, which many believe has contributed to the couple’s enduring marriage.

Their relationship is characterized by mutual respect and support, making them a stable presence within the royal family.

Traditionally, pearls are gifted to mark a 30th anniversary, and Princess Anne is known for her fondness for these elegant gems.

While it’s uncertain whether Sir Timothy presented her with such a gift, she was recently spotted wearing a striking gold brooch adorned with pearls and rubies.

The brooch, shaped like a scouting reef knot, drew attention during her visit to the military intelligence corps, valued at around £5,000.

Despite the lack of an official announcement from Buckingham Palace regarding their anniversary plans, it’s noteworthy that Princess Anne has no official engagements scheduled until Wednesday.

This has led to speculation that the couple might celebrate privately, consistent with their low-key approach to personal milestones.

Meanwhile, the royal gossip mill continues to churn regarding Meghan and Harry.

There were rumors that the couple would announce a third pregnancy around Valentine’s Day, but no such news materialized.

Nevertheless, the absence of an announcement hasn’t quelled speculation.

As the saying goes, “where there’s smoke, there’s fire.”

Reports have surfaced suggesting that Meghan and Harry may indeed be expecting another child, with sources claiming they plan to share the news once Meghan passes her first trimester.

It’s common for media outlets to speculate about royal pregnancies, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge often find themselves under similar scrutiny.

As the speculation swirls, Meghan and Harry have yet to confirm or deny the rumors surrounding their potential growing family.

This lack of clarity only adds fuel to the fire, keeping royal watchers on the edge of their seats.

In the midst of these family dynamics, Princess Anne remains a steadfast figure within the royal family.

Her commitment to duty and her ability to navigate the complexities of royal life continue to earn her respect from both the public and her peers.

As she celebrates her marriage milestone, the focus shifts back to her enduring legacy and the stability she brings to the royal household.

Inside J Lo’s explosive relationship with P Diddy: Star said rapper was the ‘first man to cheat on her’ and left him a month before his trial on gun charges – but ‘denies’ he was ex who was ‘rough’ with and ‘manhandled’ her

Jennifer Lopez once revealed how Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was the first man to cheat on her during their ‘tumultuous’ relationship from 1999 until 2001.

The rap mogul’s homes in Miami Beach and California were raided by federal agents on Monday afternoon as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation and as Sean, 54, faces multiple mounting lawsuits and accusations of sexual abuse.

Diddy broke his silence on Tuesday to claim he was the victim of a ‘witch hunt’ and slammed the Department of Homeland Security for ‘gross overuse of military-level force’ as sources claimed his sons King, 25, and Justin, 30, had been ‘traumatised’ after having guns pointed at them during the LA raid.

Also known as P. Diddy, Puff Daddy or Diddy, the Bad Boy for Life hitmaker isn’t a stranger to scandal – and at the height of his fame, he made tabloid headlines for his ‘tumultuous’ relationship with J.Lo, also 54.

The duo bonded over their love of music, and Diddy quickly became like a ‘mentor’ to the Jenny from the Block songstress.

But after J.Lo, who has since found happiness with Ben Affleck, detailed her past abusive relationships in her emotional 2024 documentary, The Greatest Love Story Never Told, fans speculated she was referring to her ex Sean.

A source has denied to MailOnline that J Lo was referring about Diddy and that it was a subsequent relationship instead.

Jennifer – who did not identify who had been abusive to her in the past – said: ‘There were people in my life who said “I love you” and then didn’t do things that were kind of in line with the word love.

‘Being thrown around and manhandled like that is not fun. I mean, I was never in a relationship where I got beat up, thank God, but I’ve definitely been manhandled and a couple of other unsavoury things. Rough. Disrespectful.’

Fans on Reddit soon suggested that perhaps J.Lo was referring to her relationship with Sean, with one person writing: ‘Considering a bunch of allegations of P.Diddy are coming out… I wonder if there’s a connection between to speaking out publicly now. Either way I hope she’s doing better now!’

FEMAIL has contacted representatives of Jennifer Lopez and Sean Combs for comment.

Talking to CBS Sunday Morning in 2019, the singer opened up about her highly-publicised romance with Sean, calling it a ‘kind of a crazy, heightened time in her life.’

‘You know, Puffy and I both grew up in the Bronx,’ she said. ‘He had been in the music business and had all this success. I was just starting and making my first album when I met him.

‘He became kind of a mentor to me in that moment. We had this kind of crazy, tumultuous relationship that ended in a bang.

‘It was definitely a moment but I felt like it was necessary. He was meant to be in my life at that moment to teach me what I needed to know about the music business, about what kind of artist I wanted to be in the music industry.’

They were together for two years, before splitting in 2001. She later said she ended things because she didn’t feel like she could have the family life that she dreamed of with the musician.

She also claimed he had cheated on her, telling Vibe magazine in 2003: ‘It was the first time I was with someone who wasn’t faithful.

‘I was in this relationship with Puff where I was totally crying, crazy and going nuts, it really took my whole life in a tailspin.

‘I never caught him but I just knew. He’d say he was going to a club for a couple of hours and then never come back that night.’

The pair’s romance first began while Jennifer was preparing for the release of her debut album, On The 6, which Sean helped produce.

During their relationship, Jennifer debuted her most famous outfit during the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2000. The green silk chiffon dress from Versace was super low-cut, barely covering her cleavage.

But the couple also hit headlines after Jennifer and Sean were arrested on December 27, 1999, following a shooting outside the Times Square Club in Manhattan.

The two were charged with criminal possession of a weapon, though the charges were later dropped against her as she was determined to be uninvolved.

Jennifer broke up with the rap mogul a month before his trial was slated to begin in 2001. He was ultimately acquitted on all charges.

In 2014, Sean hailed the singer’s famous derriere as a ‘work art’ that will go down in history.

The record producer gushed over the 45-year-old singer’s incredibly physique and insists he is ‘lucky’ to count her among his exes.

He told Access Hollywood Live: ‘Oh my God. I’m so lucky to have that great woman in my history, she is one of the greatest I’ve ever seen.

‘I mean, it’s great. It’s a work of art. It’s something that will go down in history, for real it will,’ he told them in a video interview. 

He then added with a second thought: ‘But also her talent, her drive, her determination, she will never give up. She’s a great friend of mine, always will be my friend, and I mean that thing is just incredible, man.’ 

The rapper also slammed Kim Kardashian’s famous backside and added that it is ‘no way’ comparable to Jennifer’s curvaceous posterior.

Sean once again commented on J.Lo’s looks in 2019, after writing ‘OMG’ along with a heart eyes emoji on an Instagram post of the singer’s in which she flaunted her toned abs.

A few months later, Jennifer revealed Diddy had apologised to her then fiance Alex Rodriguez shortly after commenting on the racy snap. 

‘Just so you guys know, he wrote Alex after that. He was like “I didn’t mean anything by it. I have nothing but respect for you guys. I’m so happy for you guys,”‘ the singer said during an appearance on The Breakfast Club.

At the time, Alex made sure to mark his territory with his own complimentary message on the Instagram post. ‘Lucky me,’ he commented, along with a heart, baseball, and check emoticon.

Jennifer said she and Diddy were both just ‘kids’ when they dated back in 1999 to 2001.

‘We were boyfriend and girlfriend when we were little,’ she explained. ‘That was so long ago. It was a different type of relationship… we were kids.’

Diddy’s lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper’s Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in a sex trafficking investigation were ‘a gross use of military-level force’ and that Combs is ‘innocent and will continue to fight’ to clear his name.

It’s the first public statement from the music mogul’s team since Monday’s raids of his homes by Homeland Security Investigations agents.

‘Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,’ said the statement from attorney Aaron Dyer.

‘There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.’

The searches were part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials were not authorised to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Combs was not detained and spoke to authorities, and neither he nor any family members were arrested, nor has their travel been restricted, according to Dyer’s statement.

Dyer said the ‘unprecedented ambush’ has led to a ‘premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.’

‘There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations,’ Dyer said. ‘Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.’

Combs’ sons, Justin and Christian ‘King’ Combs, were handcuffed during the raid at their father’s residence in Los Angeles. King, 25, is a music artist whose song ‘Can’t Stop Won’t Stop’ with Kodak Black topped Billboard’s Mainstream R&B Hip-Hop charts in 2022.

Law enforcement conducted the raid Monday at Combs’ multimillion-dollar mansion in the affluent Holmby Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles and his Miami waterfront home. Along with a heavy presence of officers, command trucks were parked outside both properties.

The criminal investigation is a major escalation in the scrutiny of Combs, who has been the defendant in several sexual abuse lawsuits in recent months.

In a lawsuit Combs settled the day after it was filed in November, his former protege and girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, sued him alleging years of sexual abuse, including rape. The lawsuit said he forced her to have sex with male prostitutes while he filmed them.

In November, Joi Dickerson-Neal accused Combs of drugging and raping her in 1991, recording the abuse and sharing it without permission.

Liza Gardner then filed a third suit in late November 2023, also accusing him of sexual and physical abuse. According to a lawsuit obtained by AP, the alleged incidents also occurred in the early 1990s.

Gardner said she was coerced into having sex and then pinned down by R&B singer Aaron Hall and forced to have sex with him too. Her friend was also allegedly coerced into having sex with Combs and Hall.

The suit alleged Combs later went to the women’s home to discourage them from reporting what happened. Combs then allegedly choked one of the women until she passed out.

In a shocking fourth suit, reported first in early December, Combs was accused of assaulting an anonymous fourth victim when she was a 17-year-old high school student in 2003.

The woman was allegedly ‘sex trafficked’ and ‘gang raped’ by Combs, who was 34 at the time, and Harve Pierre, then-president of his record label.

She says she suffered in silence for 20 years until the R&B singer Cassie sued Combs, her former mentor and ex-boyfriend, for allegedly subjecting her to savage beatings, drug-addled hotel orgies and rape.

Combs responded to the litany of allegations against him in a statement published on Instagram.

He said: ‘Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy.

‘Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday.  Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth.’

In February this year, a judge overseeing the fourth case ruled that the woman – whose identity has so far been kept under wraps – will no longer be able to stay anonymous if the lawsuit continues, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ.

Music producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones Jr., who worked with Combs on ‘The Love Album: Off the Grid,’ is also among his accusers.

He filed a lawsuit against the rapper claiming he was ordered to recruit sex workers and have sex with them for the star’s pleasure, and has hundreds of hours of video documenting Combs’s ‘serious illegal activity’.

Record producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones’ filed a bombshell lawsuit against Diddy and claimed that his ‘affiliation’ to Prince Harry and other stars gave him and his associates ‘legitimacy’, MailOnline revealed this week.

The court documents filed in the US last month do not suggest any wrongdoing on Prince Harry’s part. He is not a defendant and is named once in the 73-page document. MailOnline has asked the Duke of Sussex to comment.

Lil Rod’s lawyers claim guests were drawn to Diddy’s alleged sex-trafficking parties because of his ‘access to celebrities such as famous athletes, political figures, artists, musicians, and international dignitaries like British Royal, Prince Harry’, court documents filed in New York say.

Prince William and Prince Harry met P Diddy and Kanye West at a post-concert party the Princes hosted to thank all who took part in the ‘Concert for Diana’ at Wembley Stadium’ in 2007. However, the Prince of Wales is not named in the court documents. It is not known how many times Harry has met the rapper since then, if at all.

Combs is among the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the past three decades.

Formerly known as Puff Daddy, he built one of hip-hop’s biggest empires, blazing a trail with several entities attached to his famous name.

He is the founder of Bad Boy Records and a three-time Grammy winner who has worked with a slew of top-tier artists including Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and 112.

Combs’ network of non-music business ventures, including lucrative private-label spirits, sportswear fashion and a TV network, has been falling apart since the abuse lawsuits began surfacing.

His vodka and tequila deal with Diageo, a major producer of distilled spirits, formally disintegrated in January when the two parties settled mutual lawsuits, leaving the brands in Diageo’s hands.

His fashion line, Sean John, has disappeared from Macy’s, one of the line’s primary partners; Sean John items remain for sale at Walmart’s online store, although many items are heavily marked down or available only in off-sizes.

And last November, Combs resigned as chairman of Revolt TV, which focuses on music and social justice issues for African Americans.

Revealed: US report claiming Meghan Markle is nicknamed ‘Duchess Difficult’ and a ‘dictator in high heels’ by ‘terrified’ staff ‘came from source still working for the couple’, says editor

A US report claiming Meghan Markle is a ‘dictator in high heels’ came from someone ‘very high up’ still working for the couple, a senior journalist has claimed.

The source said that Meghan ‘doesn’t take advice’ and has reduced ‘grown men to tears’, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Maer Roshan, Co-Editor in Chief of the publication, has said he stands by the story after a backlash amongst supporters and friends including one Sussex source who said the claims were ‘fabricated’.

Meghan herself has also always denied claims of bullying staff.

Mr Roshan believes that their insider has revealed that it ‘probably isn’t true’ that claims Meghan is ‘difficult’ to work with and the nickname ‘Duchess Difficult’ were ‘manufactured’ by the Palace after Megxit.

The allegations about her behaviour emerged in a piece on the exodus of staff who have worked for the Sussexes, including the couple’s chief of staff Josh Kettler who resigned from his role in August after just three months.

Mr Roshan told Access Hollywood: ‘Our reporter talked to a very high up source who works for the couple and said: “Everyone is terrified of Meghan”.

‘Duchess Difficult is a nickname that has trailed Meghan Markle for quite a few years. What is new is that this notion, since coming to America, that a lot of these rumours were manufactured by the Palace and the reporting that we did suggests that probably isn’t true and there is still this undercurrent of fear’.

Friends of Meghan have said that they have never seen ‘a negative side to her’.

Mr Roshan told Access Hollywood: ‘Two things can be possible at once. The couple does help a lot of people. Meghan and Harry declined to comment on our story. I think Meghan would have said that barking around orders is something that we expect from men and it would never raise an eyebrow’.

Meghan has touched on the subject in her Archetypes podcast.

She said: ‘You’re allowed to set a boundary. You’re allowed to be clear, [it] does not make you demanding. It does not make you difficult, it makes you clear’.

But the Hollywood Reporter piece last week claimed that Meghan ‘terrifies’ people.

The piece also described the couple as ‘both poor decision-makers’ who ‘change their minds frequently’ – with Harry dubbed ‘a very, very charming person’ and yet ‘very much an enabler’.

The publication reported allegations that Meghan was ‘absolutely relentless’ and that ‘she marches around like a dictator in high heels, fuming and barking orders’, adding: ‘I’ve watched her reduce grown men to tears’.

Meghan’s ‘noisy tantrums’ and ‘angry 5 am emails’ have also earned her the nickname ‘Duchess Difficult’ by her members of staff, the Hollywood Reporter said.

A spokesman for the Sussexes declined to comment when approached by MailOnline today.

But a source close to Harry and Meghan rejected the claims last week, saying the allegations were false.

‘These quotes were fabricated by someone lacking knowledge of our company. The Duke and Duchess work from Montecito, and we’re based in Hollywood. They likely think we’re all in the same office and that this quote would fly, but the circumstances don’t even allow for it. If she’s “marching around” and “barking orders” no Archewell employee could factually claim that. It’s total nonsense’, they said.

‘And the source said on the emails: ‘Who hasn’t sent an email when they can’t sleep or are awake early?

‘I’ve never once ever gotten an email from either of them at that hour and even if I did, The Duchess specifically notes in her email signature that everyone has a different working day and to not feel obligated to respond outside of normal business hours. These source quotes don’t make any sense’.

The claims came as the Duke of Sussex turned 40 and separate sources suggested he was feeling increasingly lonely in the US and considers his security guard David Langdown, a former Met Police officer, his best friend.

Meghan had previously been accused of bullying palace staff before the pair’s move to California, prompting royal aides to launch an inquiry into claims of Meghan’s ‘belittling’ behaviour towards two personal assistants.

Staff were said to have been left in tears and feeling ‘traumatised’ – with some likening their condition to having post-traumatic stress.

While details of the report were never revealed, the allegations have always been strongly denied by the duchess, whose lawyers described them at the time as a ‘calculated smear campaign’.

The new reports come after it was revealed by The Mail on Sunday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s PR adviser Christine Weir Schirmer had left quietly at the end of last year after joining the couple as head of communications for their charitable foundation Archewell in 2020.

News of Schirmer’s departure came just weeks after it was reported that Kettler had resigned after his short spell working for the couple.

While Kettler had been hired on a trial basis when he took up the role with Harry and Meghan, US magazine People reported that the ‘decision to part ways was mutual, with both sides agreeing it wasn’t the right fit’.

But the departures of Schirmer and Kettler have only highlighted the problems Meghan and Harry have long had when it comes to keeping their staff.

The couple have gained a reputation for losing employees, and are believed to have lost at least 18 members of their workforce since they married in 2018.

Nine or more have left their roles since the couple escaped Britain for California in 2020, including their global press secretary Toya Holness and Meghan’s top aide and private secretary Samantha Cohen.

Tensions within the royal family since Harry and Meghan left for a new life in the US in 2020 have only got worse, especially following the publication of Harry’s memoir Spare in January last year.

He claimed his brother William, the Prince of Wales, 42, had branded Meghan ‘difficult’, ‘rude’ and ‘abrasive’, and even accused the elder sibling of pushing him into a dog bowl.

Prince Harry is in New York this week.

His decision to jet off alone to New York to meet royals and celebrities before a solo trip to Britain shows he is determined to ‘carve out’ new opportunities and ‘assert himself’ after turning 40, experts told MailOnline .

The Duke of Sussex is away from Montecito for the next seven days and went to a California benefit organised by Kevin Costner on Saturday, without his American wife.

Last night he attended a dinner organised by the World Health Organization (WHO), greeting Queen Mathilde of Belgium warmly on arrival.

On his trip to New York this week he will also support pet charities and businesses including African Parks, The HALO Trust, The Diana Award, and Travalyst. And this weekend he will fly to London for his annual visit to support WellChild at their awards ceremony, again without his wife.

This month he is said to have planned a lads-only weekend away with friends to mark his 40th birthday, but was with a smiling Meghan leaving a ‘double birthday’ event, held for their friend Tyler Perry, the night before the Prince’s own big day.

Biographer Phil Dampier, author of Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan In Their Own Words, said: ‘Harry sometimes feels like a spare part and he often looks unhappy when he’s out with Meghan at events in California. I think he has reached a point where he wants more for himself. He’s turned 40 and must be asking himself what the future holds.

‘I think he’s desperate to find some new meaning to his life and that seems to involve branching out on his own more.

‘He has this few days in New York and then he’s heading to London for the WellChild event with which he’s been involved for years.

‘He clearly wants to find some causes he can get involved in and give his life some purpose.

‘Meghan doesn’t want to come back to this country, so he will have to fly solo’.

Harry has reportedly been contacting some of his old friends ahead of his UK visit.

‘I’m sure he’s lacking some mates he can go out with for a beer and truly relax. The more he does things on his own and carves out some new projects, the more likely it is he can heal himself and eventually some of the divisions with his family, but it’s going to be a long road’, Mr Dampier said.

Royal expert and investigative journalist Tom Bower has said that Harry’s next week away shows he is trying ‘to assert himself’ alone.

He said: ‘It’s not just Harry doing repeated solo events which suggests a shift in his lifestyle and strategy to assert himself – not least in Britain’.

More details continue to emerge with each passing day.

The never-ending saga that is Sean Combs‘s entire life finally hit a climax recently, with the much-maligned music mogul being indicted and now jailed as he awaits trial. “Diddy” was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. Since the indictment and in the months before it, Diddy has been accused by several high-profile and low-profile people of physical and sexual abuse.

One story that has been common throughout has been Diddy’s penchant for throwing extravagant yet despicable “sex parties”, in which he would drug men and women alike and take advantage of them. The details have been harrowing, and it only seems to be getting more prevalent and worse as the days pass. There’s no telling how many victims of Diddy’s actions there are, but it’s all jarring.

Ashton Kutcher hints at untold secrets from Diddy’s wild parties in a resurfaced interview

Diddy nearly hosted Princes William and Harry at one of his parties

As new details emerge, so do old stories – backed by video evidence – that seemed innocuous at the time. But within the current context, they are frightening. One of those, surprisingly, has to do with Prince William and Prince Harry.

An old clip resurfaced recently of Diddy in 2011 on The Graham Norton Show, in which he speaks about having wanted to party with both Princes.

Trust me, they off the [party] list. But you know before, when they were young bucks growing up when they were getting into a lot of trouble themselves, I was like, ‘why don’t you come hang out with me?’

Back then, it was a light-hearted comment that even had the show’s crowd laughing. But given everything that’s happened, it’s terrifying in retrospect.

Diddy is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York on criminal charges. He also has several outstandings civil lawsuits for alleged sex crimes.

Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs’s ex-girlfriend Cassie is avoiding speaking out about his arrest because she is still in ‘pain’ over her abusive relationship and ‘triggered’ by horrifying allegations that have since emerged.   

Cassie, 38, full name Casandra Ventura, filed a lawsuit against Combs, 54, in November accusing him of subjecting her to physical and sexual abuse during their decade-long relationship. Diddy settled the case just one day later.

Then in March, shocking surveillance footage emerged, showing Diddy violently attacking her at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

Diddy, wearing only a towel, chases her down the hall before grabbing her at the back of the head and slamming her into the ground.

Now, 10 months after the pair settled the claim, the disgraced rapper has been indicted by New York prosecutors on charges including sex trafficking and racketeering.

The arrest of Combs comes six months after FBI raids on his homes in Los Angeles and Miami uncovered over 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant that were alleged to have been used in his now infamous ‘freak offs’ sex sessions.

Despite her lawsuit inspiring other alleged victims to speak out, Cassie has chosen not to release a statement because she is still managing the pain of her experience.

‘Cassie is taking time away to focus on her peace because the details of the case are triggering,’ the source exclusively told DailyMail.com.

Friends say she and her husband are focusing on her ‘peace’ and ‘therapy’ over commenting.

The R&B singer was with the Bad Boy mogul from 2007 until 2018.

The insider explained that Combs’ arrest has not been a cause for celebration for the Long Way To Go singer who feels that those who ignored all the allegations and accusations before her relationship with the music star played a part in her own suffering.

‘She is relieved that the case has escalated but she isn’t celebrating,’ the source stated. ‘She is upset that people didn’t listen to other alleged victims in the 90s because she would have been spared.’

Cassie was seen smiling and laughing in New York City on Thursday just days after Diddy was arrested.

However on Monday, she was barely recognizable with a hoodie shielding her face and dark sunglasses on as she dodged photographers.

Cassie married fitness trainer Alex Fine in 2019, with the pair now have two young daughters, named Sunny and Frankie, and are currently focused on healing together with the help of therapy.

‘She and her husband have been in therapy to help them manage the stress of the lawsuit so it doesn’t affect their relationship,’ the insider said.

In a statement to DailyMail.com after the indictment was unsealed this week, Douglas Wigdor, a lawyer for Cassie, said that ‘neither Ms. Ventura nor I have any comment.’

Officials unsealed the indictment last Tuesday, charging the producer with racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Combs pleaded not guilty in a bail hearing that saw his legal team try and fail to win his freedom by offering the court a $50 million bail package.

The package included putting his $48 million Miami mansion and mother’s $2 million apartment up as collateral, but a judge rejected the proposal and cited the gravity of the crimes Combs is accused of.

Cassie has been praised for her bravery amid the fallout of Combs’ arrest, as her allegations against her ex last year triggered a wave of other alleged victims to come forward.

Arick Fudali, an attorney for one alleged victim, Dawn Richard, said this week that it was Cassie’s stand against a ‘very powerful individual’ that led his client to face her own alleged past with the producer.

‘It’s very difficult to come out against someone like Mr. Combs, but it was seeing Cassie file her lawsuit and go public that really gave her a sense of empowerment, that it was her turn, and it was her time to come forward with her allegations,’ he said.

At the center of allegations against Combs are so-called ‘freak off’ sessions where the rapper would allegedly coerce and drug women into performing lengthy sexual marathons.

Authorities said they have interviewed more than 50 witnesses and associates, and their raids included the seizure of a trove of laptops, cell phones and hard drives.

Prosecutors also claim they are in possession of footage that they claim proves Combs coerced and manipulated victims into taking part in lewd acts.

Combs’ attorney Marc Agnifilo has argued in court this week that his client does not deserve to be lumped in with other high-profile figures accused of similar crimes, such as R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein.

Speaking of the indictment, Agnifilo said: ‘This is evidence, not of sex trafficking, but of being caught being unfaithful… He was in a 10-year loving relationship through dark periods.’

Combs was recognized as one of the most influential figures in hip hop before a flood of allegations that emerged over the past year turned him into an industry pariah.

Though Cassie refused to comment on his arrest, back in May she broke her silence regarding the shocking clip of her in the hotel lobby.

She wrote in her statement: ‘Thank you for all of the love and support from my family, friends, strangers and those I have yet to meet. The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning.

‘Domestic Violence is the issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become. With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.

‘Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to take this matter seriously. My only ask is that EVERYONE open your heart to believing victims the first time. It takes a lot of heart to tell the truth out of a situation that you were powerless in.

‘I offer my hand to those that are still living in fear. Reach out to your people, don’t cut them off. No one should carry this weight alone.

‘This healing journey is never ending, but this support means everything to me. Thank you. Love Always.’

Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records, has gotten out of legal trouble before.

In 2001, he was acquitted of charges related to a Manhattan nightclub shooting two years earlier that injured three people.

His then-protégé, Shyne, was convicted of assault and other charges and served about eight years in prison.