Meghan Markle is struggling to hire a new CEO for her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard after being branded "condescending" by a former member of staff.
An ex-Archewell employee told NewsNation that the Duchess is "unbearable" and "talks down to people".
Prince Harry also lost his Chief of Staff Josh Kettler after just three months in the role, making him the 18th member of staff to quit the Sussex camp.
Speaking to GB News, royal and showbiz reporter Kinsey Schofield claimed that Meghan and Harry will "have a hard time" trying to find staff that "want to work under them".
Meghan Markle is struggling to hire a new CEO after being branded 'unbearable' by a former member of staff
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Schofield said: "I do think that they're going to continue to have a hard time finding people that want to work underneath them. I'm intimidated just thinking about it.
"A source also told Closer magazine that Harry and Meghan are 'pretty tough'."
Discussing the Sussexes' business relationship with Netflix, Schofield suggested that Meghan could have her retail strategy managed by the streaming platform.
Schofield explained: "There are rumours that Netflix has said 'allow us to manage the retail strategy' if she can't manage to find a CEO or somebody willing to work with her. Netflix sees an opportunity there.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently completed a four-day tour of Colombia
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"They are going to release a cooking show where she's going to be handling lots of different products, and maybe they could create affiliate links. Maybe they could place some of those items on American Riviera Orchard and use that Netflix series to drive traffic to her website.
"Meghan can truly become an influencer again, which is kind of what she was before she met Harry."
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Weighing in on the royal recruitment dilemma, host Eamonn Holmes claimed that the Duchess is "obviously impossible to work with".
He said: "To be an influencer, people have got to want to be like you, and they've actually got to like her. Most people have to be liked or admired - she'll have difficulty on both fronts."
Detailing the "biggest issue" for both Harry and Meghan, Schofield claimed that the couple have seen a "shift in popularity" in recent years.
She told GB News: "This has been her biggest issue in the last few years, realising there's been a shift when it comes to their popularity. Harry and Meghan believed their own hype when they said on that Netflix series that the reason they were ostracised was because they were much more popular than the British royals.
Kinsey Schofield says Harry and Meghan have had a 'shift' in popularity
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"They were more popular than Prince William, more popular than Princess Kate, and their popularity has declined immensely. And now they are desperate to win people over again."
She added: "Royalists are very much tuned out when it comes to Harry and Meghan, not rooting for their success anymore, because they feel like they have been cruel and toxic towards the Royal Family over the last few years."
When asked who the ideal candidate would be to take on the role of Meghan's brand CEO, Schofield said: "It's going to take somebody that's really tough. It's going to take somebody who realises that there's a rainbow at the end of the tunnel, and they just have to persevere.
"I don't think I could do it."
