Meghan Markle shared and then deleted a cryptic Instagram story on Monday as she returned to social media following a furious response from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to fresh allegations in Tom Bower’s forthcoming royal book.<\/p>\n
The Duchess of Sussex initially posted a clip showing a mug bearing the words “Cultivate Kindness” beside a copy of They Bloom Because of You by Jessica Urlichs, a poetry collection described on its cover as featuring poems “on the infinite love, growth, and magic of motherhood”.<\/p>\n
The post was later removed from Meghan’s Instagram story. The video was set to Natalie Cole’s song This Will Be (An Everlasting Love).<\/p>\n
The deleted post came after extracts from Mr Bower’s new book, Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, were serialised by The Times Magazine.<\/p>\n
The book examines the continuing rift between the House of Sussex and the House of Windsor and includes claims about the couple’s public role and the Invictus Games.<\/p>\n
In response, a spokesman for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex issued a strongly worded statement<\/a> attacking the author.<\/p>\n He told GB News: “Mr Bower’s commentary has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation.<\/p>\n “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.<\/p>\n Meghan Markle | Source: PA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n “He has made a career out of constructing ever more elaborate theories about people he does not know and has never met.<\/p>\n “Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him.”<\/p>\n After deleting the first story, Meghan posted a series of new clips from home.<\/p>\n One video showed the duchess arranging flowers in a vase while Prince Harry could be heard off-camera saying: “It’s beautiful.”<\/p>\n Meghan Markle | Source: INSTAGRAM: @MEGHAN<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Meghan then laughed and replied: “Thanks,” before the Duke of Sussex added: “It’s so pretty and pink.”<\/p>\n A second image showed the completed floral display, followed by another video that appeared to capture one of the couple’s children picking purple leaves from a flowering tree.<\/p>\n<\/div>