Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit back at ‘deranged’ author’s claims in new book

Duke and Duchess of Sussex hit back at ‘deranged’ author’s claims in new book Royal couple criticise Tom Bower’s ‘fixation’ on them and describe released extracts as ‘conspiracy and melodrama’ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched a scathing attack on a “deranged” author whose new book claims Queen Camilla once told a friend: “Meghan’s brainwashed ‌Harry.” The royal couple hit out at Tom Bower, the author of Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, criticising his “fixation” on the pair. Extracts from the book, which is being released later this month, also claim the Prince and Princess of Wales considered Meghan “a threat” as tensions escalated before the Sussexes’ decision to quit Britain for the US. On Saturday, the Sussexes issued a statement responding to the claims in the book, saying Bower’s “commentary has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation”. They added: “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. “He has made a career out of constructing ever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met. Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him.” In extracts released on Friday, the book also appears to suggest Harry was “shocked” by the downfall of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after revelations about his association with the American financier Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. “The unpredicted and unimagined humiliation of Andrew shocked Harry,” Bower wrote. “Rightly, Harry fears that the future King William could remove all the Sussexes’ titles and effectively banish him from Britain.” The book also alleges that Megan told William: “If you don’t mind, get your finger out of my face,” during a teatime reconciliation meeting that had “spun out of control”, held shortly after the Su...