Prince Harry is reportedly 'incandescent' with fury after a new book by Tom Bower claims Queen Camilla said Meghan Markle had 'brainwashed' him. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's spokesperson has issued a rare 'swift and blistering' response, dismissing the book as a 'deranged conspiracy' and urging those seeking facts to look elsewhere.
The explosive allegations, serialised in The Times, also suggest that Meghan viewed Harry's Invictus Games as a 'global stage' and was seen as 'bling' and a distraction by organisers. Former Invictus Foundation executives reportedly worried the Games had become 'the Harry and Meghan show,' with the Duchess labelled 'bling, not rehabilitation.'
Writing for the Mirror, royal expert Jennie Bond said the claims have 'hit a very raw nerve,' particularly attacks on Harry's wife and the Invictus Games. 'For Harry, any attack on his wife is treason and provokes a visceral response,' she said, adding that the book could scupper hopes of reconciliation at next year's Invictus Games in Birmingham, where King Charles might have shared a stage with his younger son.
Bower's book also alleges that William and Kate believed Meghan 'lamented Harry's unlikely chances of one day being king,' and that Harry changed his telephone number without telling his family. A spokesman for the Sussexes said: 'Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find [Bower].'
