Meghan Markle is once again at the center of a storm after fresh claims from a new Tom Bower book revived long-running arguments about her public image, her early royal years, and the controversy surrounding her Vanity Fair cover.
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The renewed attention has triggered another round of headlines, but the story remains highly contested and heavily disputed.
Bower’s latest royal commentary has reportedly framed Meghan in an extremely critical light, painting her as a manipulative force behind palace tensions. Meghan and Prince Harry have strongly rejected similar claims in the past, describing Bower’s work as driven more by fixation than fact. That response is part of a pattern: whenever a new royal book appears, the Sussexes are quickly pulled into a cycle of accusation and rebuttal.
The Vanity Fair angle adds another layer to the drama. Meghan’s 2017 cover interview was already controversial because of the way it focused on her relationship with Harry rather than her charity work. Supporters argued she was treated unfairly, while critics said the interview revealed how carefully she understood the power of celebrity publicity.
What keeps this story alive is the clash between reputation and narrative. Meghan’s critics see a woman who has always known how to shape the spotlight. Her defenders see someone who has spent years fighting hostile media framing. In the middle, the public gets yet another round of royal theater, driven by old grievances and new book claims.