My understanding — and experience in the Challenge Event — was that only the Queen could be targeted and affected by specials. Basically she’s a black hole for everything.
I noticed that when I used Wilbur, for instance, only she was affected with the defense debuff and spirit link. The monsters alongside her weren’t.
So I think that’s the way she’s supposed to work.
Does that match your experience, or did the allies get blinded too?