Meghan Markle fans reacted with fury after a royal biographer who famously called her a “brazen hussy” attended the Invictus Games, with one account posting: “Somebody call the police.”
Prince Harry and Meghan have been at perhaps their biggest public event of the year in Vancouver, Canada, where they have been watching competitors in the duke’s Olympics-style tournament for wounded veterans.
The couple’s Sussex Squad online supporters spotted author Tom Bower in the audience, with one fan accosting the author.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend the Whistler Welcoming Ceremony during day two of the 2025 Invictus Games, in Canada, on February 10, 2025. Samir Hussein/WireImage
Why It Matters
The Sussex Squad has a long standing hatred of Bower and belief that he was a danger to the duchess after he previously said during an interview with Good Morning Britain: “It’s Meghan I’m after.”
They no doubt felt Bower was taking a media campaign against her into the real world and at least one suggested calling the police. Royalist social media accounts also jumped in to defend Bower, accusing the Sussex Squad of bullying him.
The incident reflects the potential risks that can exist when social media culture suddenly finds expression in the real world.
What to Know
Footage posted on YouTube and recirculated on Twitter shows one fan approach Bower and ask: “Why are you at Invictus?” to which he replied: “Oh, well, I’m just here just having a look.”
“Sure, really?” the woman said. “That’s why you came to see? Or is it because you know Harry and Meghan were going to be here today?”
“I think that’s true too,” Bower said.
“Yeah, we’ve read the things you’ve wrote about them, especially Meghan,” the woman continued. “We’ve heard about your book. So it’s very interesting that you’re at Invictus because we know why you’re here.
“So why don’t you tell the truth about why you’re here? You came all the way from the U.K. and the U.K. press to Invictus in Canada just because you want to see it? Nah, I don’t think so.”
Another voice can be heard off-camera saying: “You’re up to no good, that’s [why] you’re here.”
What People Are Saying
The original footage was posted to YouTube with the message: “UK Cesspool Rat Tom Bowers at Invictus.”
It was recirculated on Twitter with the message: “This disgusting pig is at the Invictus games. Somebody call the police. I love the sussex squad protecting harry and meghan from SCUM.”
A pro-royal account posted: “Tom Bower is now actively being hunted by Harry and Meghan’s fanbase at the Invictus Games. If he is harassed I hope all the people doing it are thrown out.
“A bunch of grown women behaving like hyenas. Utterly disgraceful behaviour towards a man minding his own business.”
Tom Bower and Meghan Markle
In October 2022, Bower was discussing Prince Harry’s book Spare, which had not yet been released, when he said: “He’ll keep his princely title, it’s Meghan I’m after. His book is really Meghan’s. Meghan is the person who has dictated this agenda.”
And a few months earlier, during Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, he said: “To see her smiling through the open window of a car, making sure she’s seen without any contrition whatsoever just shows what a brazen hussy she is.”
The swipe became famous among Harry and Meghan’s online supporters, with many choosing to adopt “Brazen Hussy” as their social media names.
What Happens Next
No doubt Harry and Meghan will look to continue enjoying the Invictus Games without becoming involved in any of the argument over Bower.
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