Meghan Markle is "sending a coded message" to the royal family about their decision to strip Prince Harry of his military titles in her new children's book, a royal author has claimed.
The Duchess of Sussex announced earlier this week that she has written the new book, titled The Bench, which tells the story of fathers and their sons through a mother's eyes.
Many fans have praised the book and thousands have already pre-ordered a copy.
However Majesty magazine's Ingrid Seward believes that one of the pages shows the couple's feelings towards Harry losing his royal military positions following Megxit.
The beautiful illustration shows a ginger hair dad dressed in Army uniform being reunited with his son, who he throws in the air, while the mum watches on through the window.
Writing for the Sun, Ingrid points out that this is something Archie has never seen, adding: "Maybe Meghan is sending us a coded message that Harry has still not got over losing his military titles after the Queen stepped in."
She also accuses Meghan of being hypocritical for writing a book about fatherhoods when she is still not speaking to her own.
Her relationship with Thomas Markle has been difficult since the royal wedding but things were made worse when he gave a copy of her emotional handwritten letter to the Mail on Sunday.
Ingrid writes: "Nor am I surprised at Meghan’s hypocrisy in writing a book about the joy of father and son bonding when the relationship between Harry and his own father Prince Charles has been brought to an all-time low by their Oprah interview.
"Meghan’s estranged dad, Thomas, lives roughly 70 miles away but she has not taken Harry or Archie to see him. I suspect Mr Markle believes they never will make that journey or repair the relationship."
Royal author Phil Dampier agrees with Ingrid, telling The Sun : "Meghan is probably showing how much the Army meant to Harry and how upset he is to lose his military titles.
"For Harry, who put his life on the line and then founded the highly successful Invictus Games for injured servicemen and women, losing the titles was the bitterest part of ‘Megxit.’"
The Bench is being released through publisher Random House, and the cover features her royal title, The Duchess of Sussex.
In a statement, Meghan said:
"The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father's Day, the month after Archie was born,'' Meghan said in a statement. That poem became this story."
"My hope is that The Bench resonates with every family, no matter the makeup, as much as it does with mine.”
It is narrated by award winning artist Christian Robinson Meghan, who is described as a "mother, wife, feminist and activist" in the bio, will narrate the audiobook.
A press release describes the book as a “touchingly captures the evolving and expanding relationship between fathers and sons and reminds us of the many ways that love can take shape and be expressed in a modern family”.
It continues: "Through the nonprofit work of the Archewell Foundation, she and her husband are committed to activating compassion in communities across the world.
"She currently resides in her home state of California with her family, two dogs, and a growing flock of rescue chickens."
