Renowned author Tom Bower — known for his biographies of the Royals, most of which are not officially endorsed by the subjects — has an upcoming work hitting shelves called “Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors”… and boy does he get into it. Per Bower … there have been subtle shots between the two sides behind closed doors and a lot of dust-up over the past few years … which appears to have stemmed from Meghan’s 2017 Vanity Fair cover, the first time she publicly acknowledged the relationship. It was a relatively small part of the article, with Megan saying… “We’re a couple, we’re in love” and she went on to say that they would eventually come forward and tell their full story. But, of course, the VF headline was about their relationship — “She’s just wild for Harry!” Waiting for your permission to load Instagram media. Apparently, according to Bauer, the Royals were furious — because they had specifically instructed Meghan NOT to talk about Harry. At the time, they had appeared together in public, but neither had spoken to the press. Meghan, in turn, is reportedly up in arms with her PR agency … telling them to demand VF pull the offer and change their angle. Vanity refused. That doesn’t seem to have made much of an impression on Buckingham Palace — as we know, tensions only grew as time went on… reaching a boiling point with Oprah’s interview. Play CBS video content The fallout from that sit-down proved disastrous, Bower says — as evidenced by Queen Elizabeth II allegedly saying something to the effect of … “Thank God Meghan isn’t coming,” when Prince Philip died a month later the interview aired. MM was pregnant again at the time… and only Harry went, but even he was said to be tingly while he was there. Of course, when Lilibet was born…there were reports that Meghan and Harry brought the name (Liz’s actual nickname) to the Queen — something Bower apparently confirms in his book. Finally, there’s the drama that was quite evident at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this year — when Harry and Meghan were cut off from the rest of the family for almost their entire stay there … especially for the coveted balcony seats. As it turns out, according to Bower, MM and PH were prepared to find a seat next to the Queen — this, Bower claims, in exchange for what they thought they were owed for bringing the kids out there in the first place — but Prince Charles shut it down… and the Queen quietly signed off on not fulfilling their wishes. As you know, Harry and Meghan left soon after. Play NBC video content There’s also the matter of Prince Harry’s interview with Hoda Kotb, where he dissed his brother and dad — but made it seem like he and his grandmother were perhaps even closer than she was with any of the other kids /her grandchildren. The Royals also resented it, Bauer claims. There is supposed to be a lot more to come in the actual book. “Revenge” drops Thursday.