Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issue furious statement in response to bombshell claims

Harry and Meghan have responded to apparent “disgusting” remarks made in the serialisation of a book that comments on the Invictus Games with the couple stating “Those interested in facts will look elsewhere”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released a scathing statement in response to excerpts from a new royal book, containing explosive allegations about the couple, being published online.

The upcoming book, Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, penned by Tom Bower, delves into the ongoing tension between the Sussexes and the Windsor household, with snippets appearing in The Times Magazine.

The publication also highlights purported internal worries, including those voiced by former Invictus Foundation chief Dominic Reid, that sport and competitors were being eclipsed and that the Games had morphed into “the Harry and Meghan show”. It points to poor event attendance and alleges crowd “padding” for the benefit of cameras, as well as suggesting that competitors and their families were being overshadowed by meticulously orchestrated photo ops.

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The Sussexes hit out against the publication of the book(Image: PA)

Reacting to The Times’ serialisation of Bower’s latest work, a representative for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex retorted: “Mr Bower’s commentary has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation. 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.”, reports the Express. “Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him.”

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The couple stepped back from their royal roles a few years ago(Image: PA)

In his latest book, Mr Bower claims that Meghan delivered a sharp 11-word retort to Prince William during a peace-making encounter between the two couples following the Sussexes’ honeymoon in 2018. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Prince and Princess of Wales were previously tight-knit and labelled the “Fab Four” shortly after Meghan joined the Royal Family, yet relations rapidly deteriorated.

Mr Bower explores the peace-making encounter between the two couples during which Meghan purportedly “snapped” at William, declaring: “If you don’t mind, get your finger out of my face.” He documented that the reconciliation meeting between the brothers and their spouses in 2018 had “spun out of control.”

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Meghan and Harry wed in May, 2018 (Image: PA)

He penned: “William’s dislike of Meghan had been obvious after his warning to Harry before their engagement. ‘It’s gone too quickly,’ William had said about the speed of Harry’s relationship with ‘the American actress’.”

The publication also explores Queen Camilla’s antipathy towards Meghan. It suggests that the Queen purportedly confided in a friend that the Duchess had manipulated Harry. Additionally in the book, Mr Bower makes some bombshell assertions about how Meghan supposedly sought to leverage Prince Harry’s Invictus Games platform as a “global stage for genuine admiration and cheering fans”.

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Harry and Meghan have taken on other opportunities following their exit from the Royal Family (Image: PA)

He states: “Meghan needed a global stage for genuine admiration and cheering fans. To her good fortune, Harry agreed that she could star at the Invictus Games, which he was about to open in Canada. Just before flying up to Vancouver in a private jet, she alerted her Instagram followers.”

He claimed how Harry and Meghan “insisted” on being addressed as “Ma’am and Sir” and alleged organisers found the pair to be “pushy.”

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Harry and Meghan hit out at claims made in the book(Image: PA)

He claimed Nick Booth, the chief executive of the Games, had been “parachuted into the post” after the dismissal of two Canadian executives who “resented” Harry and Meghan.

He alleged the departed executives found Meghan to be “a distraction from the injured veterans,” with one of them saying: “She’s bling, not rehabilitation. Harry can’t decide whether Invictus should be styled on the Olympics or a more intimate warrior games embracing the military family.”