Bowers Book Alleges Camilla Said Meghan Brainwashed Harry

Extracts from a new book by royal author Tom Bower have revealed fresh allegations about escalating tensions within the British royal family, including a claim that Queen Camilla once told a friend the Duchess of Sussex had brainwashed Prince Harry. The book, titled Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, details strains that reportedly began shortly after Harry and Meghan's 2018 wedding and intensified before the couple stepped back from senior royal duties in 2020.

According to the extracts, published in The Times on Friday, a planned reconciliation meeting in the summer of 2018 between Harry, Meghan, Prince William and Catherine, then Duchess of Cambridge, quickly deteriorated. Bower recounts that William expressed concerns to his brother that the relationship with Meghan had progressed too quickly. The encounter escalated when Meghan allegedly snapped at William, saying, "If you don't mind, get your finger out of my face." The author describes how William and Catherine viewed Meghan not as an ally but as a potential threat to the family's stability. They believed she was unhappy with Harry's position as the spare to the throne and regretted...