{"id":2340782,"date":"2026-03-22T10:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T10:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2340782"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T10:31:31","slug":"prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-team-blasted-for-doing-a-bad-job-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-team-blasted-for-doing-a-bad-job-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s team blasted for doing a \u2018bad job\u2019 | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mr Bower\u2019s latest offering, titled Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, saw some of its segments serialised online. They contained <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/2182119\/prince-harry-invictus-games-statement\" target=\"_blank\">a number of accusations against the Sussexes<\/a>, their relationship with the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Invictus Games. In relation to the extracts of the new book, the Sussexes\u2019 spokesperson released a statement, which read: \u201cMr Bower\u2019s commentary has long crossed the line from criticism into fixation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-description\" data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">\n<p>&#8220;This 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<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>\u201cHe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>But the statement was criticised by a series of royal watchers, who found it too detailed and emotional.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>One of those was Renae Smith, founder and director of the <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/theatticism.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Atticism<\/a>, who said the statement did not benefit the couple at all and if anything, added more \u201cfuel\u201d to the fire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>She told the Daily Express: \u201cIn short, I don\u2019t think the statement benefited them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-description\">\n<p>\u201cI think it amplified the book, reinforced the sense that they are thin-skinned, and added fuel to a narrative that was already damaging enough on its own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cAs per usual, I think their PR team did a bad job &#8211; go figure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cTheir behaviour, lack of original talent and suffocating self-importance have made it even more important for them to return to Britain in July, meet the King and be revalidated as royals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: \u201cOften the best response is no response.\u201d<\/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.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr Bower\u2019s latest offering, titled Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family, saw some of its segments serialised online. They contained a number of accusations against the Sussexes, their relationship with the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Invictus Games. 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