{"id":2327740,"date":"2026-03-14T08:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T08:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2327740"},"modified":"2026-03-14T08:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T08:52:22","slug":"queen-camilla-told-friend-meghan-brainwashed-harry-new-book-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/queen-camilla-told-friend-meghan-brainwashed-harry-new-book-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Camilla told friend Meghan \u2018brainwashed\u2019 Harry, new book claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Explosive new claims from a forthcoming book suggest the Duchess of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sussex\">Sussex<\/a> &#8220;brainwashed&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince\">Prince<\/a> Harry, according to a friend of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/camilla\">Camilla<\/a>, as relations between the couple and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/royal-family\">Royal Family<\/a> soured.<\/p>\n<p>First extracts from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/tom-bower\">Tom Bower<\/a>\u2019s latest work, <em>Betrayal: Power, Deceit And The Fight For The Future Of The Royal Family<\/em>, published on <em>The Times<\/em> website, allege that tensions escalated significantly between the Sussexes and the Prince and Princess of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/wales\">Wales<\/a> before Harry and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/meghan\">Meghan<\/a>\u2019s departure from royal duties. William and Kate are said to have considered the duchess &#8220;a threat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Bower\u2019s account claims Meghan &#8220;lamented Harry\u2019s unlikely chances of one day being king, just as she regretted the possibility that she would never be the queen&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>He writes: &#8220;Meghan had become a divisive agent. To please her, Harry was ignoring his old friends. He even changed his telephone number without telling his family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The author continues, describing a transformation in the Duke: &#8220;The jovial lad about town became possessed by seeking revenge. Increasingly, his character mirrored Meghan\u2019s. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 lopDXd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/03\/13\/21\/51f4ad078879d6a6d2323fdbf9c13b05Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzczNTIxNzg4-2.68750756.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/03\/13\/21\/51f4ad078879d6a6d2323fdbf9c13b05Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzczNTIxNzg4-2.68750756.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/03\/13\/21\/51f4ad078879d6a6d2323fdbf9c13b05Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzczNTIxNzg4-2.68750756.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The book claims William and Kate considered Meghan \u2018a threat\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-30528\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">The book claims William and Kate considered Meghan \u2018a threat\u2019<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cEmotionally, he veered towards extremes. Simple dislikes became passionate hatred. \u2018Meghan\u2019s brainwashed Harry\u2019, Camilla told a friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The extract, also set to appear in <em>The Times Magazine<\/em>, further suggests Harry was &#8220;shocked&#8221; by the downfall of Andrew-Mountbatten Windsor following revelations about his association with convicted sex offender <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jeffrey-epstein\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Bower states: &#8220;The unpredicted and unimagined humiliation of Andrew shocked Harry. Rightly, Harry fears that the future King William could remove all the Sussexes\u2019 titles and effectively banish him from Britain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Six years after stepping back as working senior royals, the Sussexes are reportedly facing significant setbacks, including depleted finances following the cancellation of their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a> deal, criticism over a California wildfire visit last year labelled a &#8220;photo op&#8221;, and ongoing tensions surrounding the Invictus Games.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan and Harry signed a contract reportedly worth more than 100 million US dollars (\u00a374 million) with Netflix in 2020, which included a first-look deal for film and television projects through their Archewell production company. <\/p>\n<p>The first series of <em>With Love, Meghan<\/em> launched on Netflix in March 2025, coinciding with the unveiling of her lifestyle brand, As Ever, which saw products like raspberry jam promoted throughout the show.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a spokesperson for Meghan confirmed the duchess\u2019s brand was &#8220;ready to stand on its own&#8221; after the Netflix deal concluded. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-none\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"3\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 kckRtB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/03\/13\/21\/4001987bfc7756996d1df7b519737b5fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzczNTIxODM2-2.82038645.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/03\/13\/21\/4001987bfc7756996d1df7b519737b5fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzczNTIxODM2-2.82038645.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/03\/13\/21\/4001987bfc7756996d1df7b519737b5fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzczNTIxODM2-2.82038645.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The book claims Harry was \u2018shocked\u2019 by revelations made against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-30529\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">The book claims Harry was \u2018shocked\u2019 by revelations made against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Netflix had partnered with Meghan\u2019s jam-selling venture when it launched last year. <\/p>\n<p>Figures released earlier this year indicated that the Duchess\u2019s Netflix show failed to crack the top 1,000 most-watched programmes on the platform, with its second instalment between July and December 2025 ranking 1,124th with two million views.<\/p>\n<p>The Sussexes also announced last week that they will visit Australia next month for a series of engagements, though their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are not expected to accompany them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Explosive new claims from a forthcoming book suggest the Duchess of Sussex &#8220;brainwashed&#8221; 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