Omid Scobie’s ‘Endgame’ is a ‘grenade being thrown into the middle of the royal family’: ex-butler

A Dumfries couple enjoyed a Christmas carol concert in the company of members of the royal family.

After two days of eating and drinking in lavish style, Boxing Day is when many of the royals get up early, pull on their waxed Barbour jackets and wellington boots, and load their guns for a day of shooting on the 20,000-acre Sandringham estate. Although for many of us the day is about strolling off the excesses, playing games and snuggling in front of the TV, senior members of the family are expected to join the hunt for plump pheasants or grouse.

Omid Scobie’s rumoured “party pal” Jodie Marsh has publicly hit out at the showbiz journalist and branded him “toxic” after his book Endgame was released last month, while also shutting down rumours that she ever partied with him. The controversial author sparked widespread outrage among royal fans last month when a Dutch translation of his book named two members of the royal family that he claimed made racist remarks about the colour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ’s unborn child Archie, prior to his birth in 2019.

The Royal Family have introduced many customs which have gone on to become popular traditions over the years.

Members of the Royal Family will spend Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk with their annual trip to church and a host of festive traditions. One of which is opening their presents on Christmas Eve, a tradition they've held for years. King Charles and Queen Camilla will be hosting Christmas this year, joined by their families including Prince William and Kate Middleton along with their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Christmas is a time to let our hair down and pop open the champagne to celebrate the festive season with our loved ones. But for members of the Royal Family, it's not quite as easy as that, as they have a booze rule they always follow. This year, King Charles and Queen Camilla will be hosting Christmas at Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, with both sides of their family taking part in the festivities.

Seasons 5 and 6 of “The Crown.”However, the Netflix royal drama has recently earned criticism for its fictionalized portrayal of the Firm.But West, 54, believes that the Windsors are for all intents and purposes, “public property,” and can be depicted in Hollywood in anyway a filmmaker sees fit.The British actor told BBC Radio 5 Live recently: “I acknowledge that there’s discomfort about it, and I can see why people think that way, and I have persuaded myself that the royal family are public property and therefore, fair game.”“But I’m still uncomfortable with the thought of anyone being fair game or anyone’s private life being made public,” he added.“The Wire” alum noted how he can “understand” why viewers believe that the show is “too close to the actual events.”“The grief is still so real,” he said. “Someone like me can’t turn down a part like Charles.

Prince Harry’s “Spare” memoir release to King Charles’ coronation.While the Firm is just like any other normal family — well, of course except for their tiaras, grandeur palaces and crown jewels — they also have their fair share of family drama. From scandals to trials, tribulations and even joyous times, this year is surely one for the next Windsor biography.

Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, has been the go-to holiday getaway for the royal family ever since 1862, when Queen Victoria purchased the home for one of her sons, the future Edward VII.The country home has long been the location for the Windsor clan to gather and celebrate each New Year holiday.The jolly holly festivities are typified by merry traditions that King Charles, Queen Camilla and the rest of the Firm can enjoy as they come together.Despite Sandringham being a place of joyful memories, it also involves some tragic ones as well.

hardest working member of the Firm.The Princess Royal, 73, took on the most engagements over any other person of the Windsor clan in 2023.According to the Telegraph, the Court Circular calculated that Anne attended 457 engagements this year.The Court Circular is the official record for counting the royal engagements that each member undertakes, going back to 1997.Her brother, King Charles III, came in second place on the list with 425 events attended. The monarch, 75, was in the same spot behind Anne last year, as well.Royal biographer Dickie Arbiter shed some light on Anne’s work ethic.“She just gets on with it, often carrying out multiple engagements in one day,” he recently told the Telegraph.

The Royal Family appears to have subtly hit back at one of Omid Scobie's accusations in his new controversial royal book, Endgame.

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and —are passing the torch to the next generation, enlisting their royal brood for a black-and-white photo session in which the whole fam wears casual and , just like the Gap intended.Unlike the many of us were subjected to in the '90s, the Waleses all wore shoes in their holiday portrait, which was shot by Josh Shinner and unveiled to the public on December 9. , age five, and , age eight, wore lace-free sneakers, while , age 10, and Prince William sported smart dress shoes.

Sarah, Duchess of York appeared on ITV's Lorraine today (Tuesday, 5 December) and spoke about how she would like to see "love and forgiveness" in all families this Christmas. When Lorraine asked if we’ll ever see the Royal family come together again because ‘Christmas is a time to bring people together’, Sarah was quick to offer her agreement.

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Queen Elizabeth is faced with an important question about the status of the royal family in the latest trailer for The Crown.

Meghan Markle has denied handing Omid Scobie her letter to King Charles that revealed the identity of the two alleged 'royal racists' according to sources close to the Sussexes.

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.

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.