Meghan Markle has received a dire warning as a new ‘scandalabra’ is described as a ‘smoking crater’ in her reputation.

Meghan Markle was criticised by a PR expert after the latest string of allegations made against her as the staffing row continues.

The Duchess of Sussex found herself in hot water this month after The Hollywood Reporter published a damning report citing a current senior staffer who claimed that she acts like a “dictator in high heels” and colleagues are allegedly “terrified” of her and her “belittling” behaviour towards them.

The story also said that Meghan’s reported “penchant for noisy tantrums and angry 5 a.m. emails has earned her the in-house moniker ‘Duchess Difficult’.”

Following that, Us Weekly published a cover story citing various current and former employees of the Sussex couple who rushed to Meghan’s defence and praised her for her “kindness”.

But after the ‘counter-attack’, fresh claims regarding Meghan’s attitude emerged after a courtier who reportedly worked for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they were working royals alleged to the Daily Beast that Meghan was a “demon” boss who had “psycho moments” during their service and made people “feel like s**t”.

The latest reports follow previous bullying allegations which were made against the Duchess back in 2018, which she has long and vehemently denied.

Now a PR expert claimed that the fresh claims made against Meghan would be damaging to her reputation despite the counter-narrative as she is now seen as “the enemy of staffers who are fleeing because of the devastating environment.”

Eric Schiffer, Chair of Reputation Management Consultants, told Newsweek: “Meghan’s challenges are immense because this now is a pattern of behaviour outside of Britain that calls into question a level of horrible incompetence in leadership.

“She is now seen as the enemy of staffers who are fleeing because of the devastating environment. None of which is good for Meghan when she is still recovering from the reputational damage from across the pond.

“These are current allegations. What it says is that she’s either painfully deluded about her own behaviour or there’s a series of people who are choosing to lie to reporters which doesn’t seem to ring as true.”

The expert added: “This scandalabra she’s facing is not just a smoking crater on her reputation but now begins to draw into question her judgement and her ability to control herself and her behaviour.”