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Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, have vehemently rejected claims made in a new book about the British royal family, labelling the author’s work as “deranged conspiracy and melodrama.”
In a robust statement released on Saturday, the couple asserted that author Tom Bower “has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation.” The Sussexes’ strong reaction follows the publication of extracts from Bower’s book in the Times of London on Friday.
These extracts alleged that Queen Camilla once confided to a friend that Meghan had “brainwashed” her husband. Furthermore, the book claimed that Prince William and his wife Catherine “evidently saw Meghan as a threat rather than an ally,” amid escalating tensions prior to the Sussexes’ decision to relocate to the United States and step back from royal duties.
“This is someone who has publicly stated, ‘the monarchy in fact depends on actually obliterating the Sussexes from our state of life,’ language that speaks for itself,” Harry and Meghan’s statement said.
“He has made a career out of constructing ever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met,” it continued. “Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him.”
The extracts from Bower’s book included passages critical of the couple’s financial situation, their charity work and Harry’s Invictus Games, an annual sporting competition he founded for wounded, injured and sick military veterans.
Bower previously published “Revenge: Meghan, Harry, And the War Between the Windsors” in 2022.