Meghan Markle's lawyer has hit back at claims the Sussexes wanted total privacy saying they never intended to "take a vow of silence".
Jenny Afia appeared on the BBC documentary The Princes and The Press last night, with the permission of Meghan.
She dismissed claims that Prince Harry and Meghan quit the Royal Family as they wanted a private life.
Instead, she said the pair had challenged "blatant violations" in line with their values.
She said: "That doesn't mean, just because you assert your human rights that you then become some kind of Trappist monk, take a vow of silence and you’re not allowed to discuss anything.
“That's not how privacy works. Privacy is about the right to own and control what personal information you choose to share with somebody.”
Ms Afia also hit back at bully allegations made against Meghan saying there were "massive inaccuracies" in the story that she had "bullied" some of her staff.
The allegations surfaced publicly in March this year and were branded a "calculated smear campaign" by the Sussexes, who fiercely deny any wrongdoing.
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An investigation by Buckingham Palace into the claims is currently ongoing but in the BBC show, Ms Afia was asked by presenter Amol Rajan if the story, which first appeared in The Times, was accurate.
She told the programme: "The overall allegation was that the Duchess of Sussex is guilty of bullying. Absolutely not.
"The first thing is to be really clear about what bullying is. What bullying actually means is improperly using power deliberately and repeatedly to hurt someone physically or emotionally.
"The Duchess of Sussex has absolutely denied ever doing that. That said, she wouldn't want to negate anyone's personal experience."
When asked if she provided any evidence to refute the claims, the lawyer added: "It is really hard to prove a negative. So if you haven't bullied someone how do you prove you haven't.
"Just denying the allegation... doesn't address the underlying problem that the allegation has been made."
The documentary, which aired its first part last week, set out to explore the relationships between Prince William and Prince Harry with the press.
In the first episode last week, there were claims that negative stories about Meghan were leaked by courtiers and there was competitiveness between William and Harry’s respective households.
In a joint statement that was shown at the end of the documentary both this week and last week, Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Clarence House said: “A free, responsible and open Press is of vital importance to healthy democracy.
“However, too often overblown and unfounded claims from unknown sources are presented as facts and it is disappointing when anyone, including the BBC, gives them credibility.”
