Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have strongly rejected claims from a new royal biography alleging Queen Camilla said Meghan “brainwashed” Harry, calling the accusations a “deranged conspiracy.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have strongly pushed back against allegations made in a new royal biography that claims Queen Camilla once told a friend the Duchess of Sussex had “brainwashed” Harry.
The couple’s spokesperson dismissed the accusations as “deranged conspiracy and melodrama,” criticising the book’s author for spreading unfounded narratives about their relationship and rift with the royal family, according to a report in People.
What the new royal book claims
The controversy stems from excerpts of a forthcoming biography by author Tom Bower titled Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family.
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According to the book, Camilla allegedly told a friend that Meghan had “brainwashed” Harry, suggesting that her influence had played a role in deepening tensions within the royal family after the couple’s 2018 wedding.
The biography also claims that Harry’s brother, Prince William, and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales were concerned about the pace of the relationship and Meghan’s influence over him.
The book is set to be published in March 2026 and focuses on the widening rift between the Sussexes and the British monarchy.
Harry and Meghan hit back
Responding to the claims, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told People that the book is filled with conspiracy-style theories about people the author has never met.
The representative described the allegations as a “deranged conspiracy,” accusing the writer of having an unhealthy fixation on the couple and constructing narratives unsupported by facts.
The spokesperson also criticised the portrayal of the couple’s charitable work, including claims that the Invictus Games had become a “Harry and Meghan show,” which organisers themselves rejected as misleading and disrespectful to participating veterans.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADOngoing royal tensions
Harry and Meghan stepped back from their roles as senior working royals in 2020 and moved to the United States, where they now live with their two children. Since then, their relationship with the royal family has remained strained.
The latest controversy surrounding Bower’s book adds another chapter to the long-running tensions between the Sussexes and the monarchy, with Buckingham Palace declining to comment on the biography’s claims.
While royal biographies have frequently stirred debate in the past, Harry and Meghan’s unusually strong response suggests the couple is keen to challenge narratives they believe misrepresent their story.
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