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Book claiming Meghan 'brainwashed' Harry is 'deranged conspiracy', says his spokesperson

Prince Harry's spokesperson has criticised a new book claiming his wife Meghan "brainwashed" him, calling it a "deranged conspiracy".

The claims about the couple, who are estranged from the Royal Family, were made in extracts from a biography by author Tom Bower which were published in The Times.

According to Bower, who has written various biographies about the royals, Queen Camilla told a friend: "Meghan's brainwashed ‌Harry."

The author also wrote that the Duke of Sussex's elder brother, Prince William, and his wife Kate were allegedly alarmed by Meghan's impact on him.

"Both evidently saw Meghan as a threat rather than an ally," Bower wrote in Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, which will be released later this month.

There were also claims Harry was scared the Prince of Wales might effectively banish him after seeing the dramatic demise of their uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of all titles and removed from his home at Royal Lodge over his links to the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot in May 2018 before they stepped down as senior working royals in 2020 and relocated to California.

They have two children together, six-year-old Archie and four-year-old Lilibet.

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In response to the claims, a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan ⁠said in a statement: "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.

"Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him."

Buckingham Palace declined to comment ​on behalf of the King and Queen. There was no immediate comment from representatives of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Sky News has contacted the publisher, Bonnier Books, for comment.

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