The Royal Family appears to have subtly hit back at one of Omid Scobie's accusations in his new controversial royal book, Endgame.
26.11.2023 - 10:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Omid Scobie, the author of a new tell-all book on the royal family, says he did not interview the Duchess of Sussex for it.
The book, named Endgame, is set to be released on Tuesday and will look ‘inside’ the royal family and the monarchy’s ‘fight for survival’. Scobie, 42, who previously co-authored a biography of the Sussexes, insisted in an interview with The Times that he was 'not her (Meghan’s) friend'.
The author said he shares mutual friends with Meghan which helped with sourcing information. "I have mutual friends with (Meghan), and that definitely helps with getting information and breaking details," he told the newspaper.
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The book makes a series of claims about the royals and asserts that the future of the royal family is 'in a crisis', as revealed in The Times article. “That crisis being a lack of interest from young people, an apathy, a growing republican movement, questions over whether the family still uphold the morals and values of the crown that the Queen did such a great job of,” Scobie said.
Among the claims made in the book are that there is a rift between the King and the Prince of Wales, that the Queen has 'quietly thanked' Piers Morgan for 'defending the Firm' and that a timid Princess of Wales has to be encouraged to perform engagements. Harry and Meghan are said in the book to be 'in a good place'.
The Times also reported Scobie’s book making a series of claims involving the Sussexes – including that William was involved in 'things that have gone out about his own brother' and that the elder brother ignored texts from Harry when the family were making their way to
The Royal Family appears to have subtly hit back at one of Omid Scobie's accusations in his new controversial royal book, Endgame.
Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival,” named the alleged royals who made a “racist” remark about the Sussexes’ son Archie.The book unmasked King Charles and Kate Middleton as the alleged royals who questioned Archie’s skin color.“How dare [Scobie] criticize a girl that has given up her life, a woman who has dedicated herself to the service of her country, how dare he pull the rug from underneath her feet,” Burrell said of the Princess of Wales. “Kate has never put a foot wrong and the sadness is that she doesn’t have a voice to answer back, she has to take it and there are people out there who will believe this rubbish.”“As far as I’m concerned it’s a grenade that has been thrown into the middle of the family and it has casualties and Kate is one of them, despite doing nothing wrong.
teased several “exciting” projects she’s got in the works.But it seems as though her return to Tinseltown might be short-lived after all, as royal expert Angela Levin claims that WME is “horrified” about what repercussions Scobie’s book could have for the Sussexes’ rebrand.“They said they were ‘horrified’, that can’t just be about the two names that were mentioned, it must be about their client, Meghan,” Levin told GB News.“It seems to me that they will think very carefully what they do next. I have never heard such a well-known agency be clear about how they feel.”Levin claimed that reigniting the royal race row could have damaging effects on Markle’s Hollywood plans.“Meghan needs to be very careful.
Omid Scobie must not be happy right now…
A conservative member of U.K.’s Parliament promised to introduce a bill that would strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their royal titles. Bob Seely blamed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the latest royal racism controversy following the publication of "Endgame" by Omid Scobie.The Dutch version of the royal tell-all was recently pulled from shelves in Holland after reports surfaced claiming the copy identified the name of an allegedly racist royal.
How does a mistake like this happen?!?
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The BBC has joined other news outlets in naming the senior British royals accused of making comments about the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s son Archie.
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Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival,” the names of two senior royals who allegedly made a “racist” comment about the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son were revealed.In an interview on BBC Newsnight Thursday, Scobie was given the chance to express his regret over the error, but instead said it’s “not fair” for people to expect an apology from him.“It’s not for me to apologize because I still want to know what’s happened,” he told host Victoria Derbyshire.The author, 42, said that the book he “was extremely proud of” has been “completely overshadowed by an event that’s caused me a lot of frustration.”He insists that the naming and shaming fiasco is not a publicity stunt.“There are irresponsible people in this country that have broken the law and repeated names that should never have been repeated,” he said. “The book I wrote, the book I edited, the book I signed off on, did not have names in it.
The Royal Family are said to be 'united in outrage' and 'banded together in their utter condemnation' of racism claims, according to sources, after King Charles and the Princess of Wales were dragged into the race row over alleged comments made about Harry and Meghan's son Archie.
The Royal Family was tonight said by sources to be 'united in outrage' and 'banded together in their utter condemnation' of racism claims after King Charles and the Princess of Wales were dragged into the race row over alleged comments made about Harry and Meghan's son, Archie. The two senior royals were named in the Dutch version of the new book by royal author Omid Scobie, titled Endgame.The Dutch translator who worked on the book, meanwhile, said the names of the King and the Princess of Wales 'were there in black and white' in a manuscript she was sent, reports The Mirror.
Omid Scobie has caused shockwaves after his new controversial Endgame was released this week. The Royal author compared Kate Middleton to a 'Stepford wife' as he discussed the book on ITV's This Morning on Thursday, reports the Mirror.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have been pictured on royal duties with the Swedish prince and princess for the first time since the publication of Omid Scobie's book Endgame. Journalist Omid's tell-all book, which includes explosive claims about the Royal Family, was pulled from shelves in the Netherlands this week when it was reported the Dutch version included names of two senior royals said to have made comments about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Archie's skin tone before he was born.
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