New book claims Queen Elizabeth feared Harry and Meghan were secretly recording her

The late Queen Elizabeth was wary of interactions with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, fearing they were recording her for their Netflix documentary, according to the author of a new book on the monarch's life.

Hugo Vickers, author of "Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal History", has suggested the Sussexes caused Queen Elizabeth II great "distress" in her final years on the throne.

Speaking to Daily Telegraph, Vickers elaborated on Queen Elizabeth's  anxieties, suggesting she also grew wary of in-person encounters with Harry and his wife over fears their discussions might be recorded.

After their departure from the UK in 2021, Prince Harry and Meghan gave a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, suggesting there had been instances of racism within the family.

The author wrote that certain members of the Royal family were "sickened" by the timing of the Oprah broadcast, which aired merely six days after Prince Philip underwent heart surgery at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London.

Vickers claims the allegations left the Queen "deeply hurt by her grandson's attacks," and led her to become "distrustful of Harry".

According to the biography the trust is said to have fallen so significantly the Queen reportedly "refused to answer his phone calls unless there was a witness who could record what was said".

"The distress the Sussexes caused the Queen in the last years of her life cannot be overestimated,"  Vickers adds in the book.