Sussexes call Tom Bower 'deranged' after book alleges royal insults and tensions
Mar 14th 2026
Tom Bower's new book makes a series of allegations about the Sussexes and other royals; the couple issued a statement denouncing the author and disputing his claims.
- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex said author Tom Bower has crossed from criticism into fixation and called his work deranged.
- Bower's upcoming book Betrayal quotes an alleged remark that Queen Camilla told a friend 'Meghan's brainwashed Harry'.
- Extracts claim the Prince and Princess of Wales viewed Meghan as a threat before the Sussexes left the UK.
- The book suggests Harry feared King William could strip the Sussexes of titles after the Prince Andrew scandal.
- Bower recounts an alleged 2018 meeting in which Meghan told Prince William to 'get your finger out of my face'.
- The book criticizes the couple's Netflix deal and labels their Invictus Games appearance 'the Meghan Games', citing complaints from two dismissed Canadian executives.
- Harry is pursuing legal action against Associated Newspapers over alleged harassment by the Daily Mail, and Meghan has accused the paper of breaching ethical boundaries.