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Omid Scobie has insisted he did not name a senior figure of The Firm as the ‘royal racist’ after Endgame had to be dramatically pulled from the shelves today in the Netherlands.
A passage in the Dutch translation of the new bombshell book shockingly appeared to name the person who famously allegedly questioned what colour skin Harry and Meghan Markle's unborn son Archie would have.
However, Omid has blamed a “translation error” for the passage, insisting he would never publish the name of the accused royal racist, even though he knew who it was.
The 42-year-old royal biographer said he had seen a letter between Meghan and King Charles in which the person responsible was named but claimed libel laws prevented him from printing it in his book.
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The royal author has denied any responsibility (ABC7)However, a page taken from a copy of Endgame sent to Dutch journalists does appear to confirm the person’s name.
Referring to letters written between Meghan and King Charles discussing the issue, the Dutch book reads: “'But in those private letters [the identity] was confirmed:... [The name concerned]”
Speaking to Dutch chat show RTL Boulevard, Omid was unapologetic and insisted he was not to blame for the error.
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“The book is in several languages, and unfortunately I do not speak Dutch. But if there are translation errors, I'm sure the publishers will have it under control,” he said.
“I wrote and edited the English version. There's never been no version that I've produced that has names in it,” he continued to deny any responsibility.
Although the Dutch version of the book does appear to name the person, both Scobie and the publisher insist this is a translation error.
The explosive royal book has been pulled from the shelves in The Netherlands (Getty Images)It remains unclear why the foreign language of the book would name the individual when other editions did not.
The original allegations were made by Meghan in her jaw-dropping Oprah interview of March 2020, when she revealed that when she was pregnant with Archie, there were several conversations within the Royal Family about “how dark” their baby would be.
“In those months when I was pregnant [there were] concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he was born,” the Suits star said in the interview.
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Endgame was released 28th November (Jonathan Buckmaster)Harry added: “That conversation, I am never going to share. At the time it was awkward, I was a bit shocked.”
At the time, Buckingham Palace responded to the claims, calling them “concerning” but adding that “recollections may vary” and that they would address the claims privately.
Harry later clarified that the royal in question was neither the Queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh. Ever since, the mystery identity of the 'royal racist' has sparked continuous debate and the question has continued to haunt the royal family.