Overview
- The Times published first extracts from Tom Bower’s Betrayal, reporting claims that Queen Camilla told a friend “Meghan’s brainwashed Harry” and that William and Kate viewed Meghan as a threat.
- The excerpts also allege Meghan told Prince William, “If you don’t mind, get your finger out of my face,” during a 2018 meeting and say Harry fears his titles could be removed in the future.
- A spokesperson for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle condemned the book as “deranged conspiracy,” accusing Bower of fixation and citing his 2024 remark about “obliterating the Sussexes.”
- The Invictus Games Foundation criticized the coverage as agenda-driven and defended competitors, rejecting suggestions the event became “the Harry and Meghan show” or that some participants’ injuries were questionable.
- Tom Bower defended his past “obliterate” comment as a call for silence from the couple and reiterated his critiques, while Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace offered no substantive comment.