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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex<\/a> have issued a furious new statement after parts of a new royal book, which includes bombshell claims about both of them, have been serialised online. In his forthcoming book, Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, extracts of which have been serialised by The Times Magazine<\/a>, Tom Bower delves into the ongoing, strained relationship between the Houses of Sussex and Windsor.<\/p>\n The extract cites internal concerns, including from former Invictus Foundation head Dominic Reid<\/a>, that sport and competitors were being overshadowed and that the Games had become \u201cthe Harry<\/a> and Meghan show\u201d. It also outlines poor audience turnout at events, crowd \u201cpadding\u201d for the cameras, and competitors and families being eclipsed by tightly managed photo opportunities.<\/p>\n In response to The Times\u2019 serialisation of Bower\u2019s new book, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: \u201cMr Bower\u2019s commentary has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThis is someone who has publicly stated, \u2018the monarchy in fact depends on actually obliterating the Sussexes from our state of life,\u2019 language that speaks for itself.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has made a career out of constructing ever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met.<\/p>\n \u201cThose interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him.\u201d<\/p>\n In his new book, Mr Bower alleges that Meghan issued a furious 11-word remark to Prince William<\/a> during a reconciliation meeting between the two and their partners after the Sussexes\u2019 honeymoon in 2018.<\/p>\n The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the Prince and Princess of Wales were once close and dubbed the \u201cFab Four\u201d soon after Meghan married into the Royal Family, however, things quickly took a turn for the worse.<\/p>\n Mr Bower delves into the reconciliation meeting between the two couples during which Meghan allegedly \u201csnapped\u201d at William, telling him: \u201cIf you don\u2019t mind, get your finger out of my face.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He writes: \u201cThe teatime reconciliation meeting between the brothers and their wives had spun out of control. Sitting in the Cambridges\u2019 recently redecorated 20-room Kensington Palace apartment, soon after the Sussexes returned from their honeymoon in June 2018, Harry watched the confrontation escalate.<\/p>\n \u201cWilliam\u2019s dislike of Meghan had been obvious after his warning to Harry before their engagement. \u2018It\u2019s gone too quickly,\u2019 William had said about the speed of Harry\u2019s relationship with \u2018the American actress\u2019. William\u2019s suspicion of Meghan was echoed by his wife.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere in the book, Mr Bower makes some explosive claims about how Meghan allegedly wanted to use Prince Harry<\/a>\u2019s Invictus Games platform as a \u201cglobal stage for genuine admiration and cheering fans\u201d.<\/p>\n He writes: \u201cMeghan 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.<\/p>\n