Spilling the royal tea. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s life in the royal spotlight is dissected in Tom Bower‘s new book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors.The couple, who went public with their romance one year before getting engaged in 2017, experienced plenty of highs and lows ahead of their 2020 royal exit.
According to Bower, the pair were “addicted” to reading about themselves in the press — but were worried their secrets were getting out through their famous friends.“Harry and Meghan were shackled,” Bower claims. “Every night they scoured the internet to read the newspaper reports and the trolls’ postings on social media.
Irrationally, they grouped the two together and fed each other’s frenzy about the media. Convinced that as champions of goodness they were being persecuted by mendacity and racism, they felt victimized by the mildest criticism.”The Suits alum, 40, “suspected Victoria Beckham of indiscretion,” Bower writes. “Harry called David Beckham to repeat the accusation.
Outraged, Beckham’s truthful denials damaged their relationship.”Us Weekly reached out to reps for both couples for comment.
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