11 December 2023 , 10:29
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The Princess of Wales earned herself an unflattering nickname after her press office's sneaky tactic was revealed, it's claimed in an explosive new book.
Writer Omid Scobie took aim at Kate in his scathing new publication, Endgame. In the book, he paints an unflattering picture of a royal who works 'part time' and has earned herself the nickname 'Katie Keen' because the palace press office hides her 'lower' workload by saying she is 'keen to learn'.
Implying that she does less than other senior working royals, the controverisal author alleges her position is one other parents could 'only dream of', and claims she 'does not plan to increase her workload for 10-15 years' until her children are grown.
Omid claimed Kate earned an unflattering nickname because of her workload (BBC)He claims in the book: "Where other senior royals are out and about several times a week, meeting people across the length and breadth of the country, Kate has long maintained a smaller work schedule that helped her check off the required royal boxes while saving time for her roles as a mother and a wife."
Scobie also brands the future queen 'cold' and claims that despite being an advocate for better mental health, Kate 'ignored Meghan's cries for help' and had 'no interest in being friends with her sister-in-law'.
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Royal experts have rallied against Omid's shocking claims as controversy around the book swirls. Royal historian Dr Tessa Dunlop told the Mirror: "Unfortunately no one appears to have briefed Omid, whose muck-raking book covers old ground: William is only in it for the Crown, 'coachable' Kate is a mere part-timer, while tawdry rumours of marital discord between the pair make Omid look no better than the tabloids he attacks.
"None of this would matter but for that fact that the journalist has had uncomfortably close contact with Meghan and Harry in the past. A High Court testimony confirmed as much; 'friends' were briefed by the Duchess for Omid's first book 'Finding Freedom'."
The title has been marred in controversy since its release, as Princess Kate and King Charles were dragged into the royal race row after they were named in a Dutch translation of Scobie's book. The translated version was pulled from the shelves.
Scobie repeatedly denied ever naming the royals in his book when the translation mystery surfaced, but last week he performed a U-turn as he confrmed that he had named the two royals in an "early" version of Endgame.
Writing for the i online, he said: "The only publisher I worked directly with was the one covering the US and UK. Unbeknownst to me at the time, early and uncleared text was provided to the Dutch publisher for them to start on translation, with the understanding their translation would be updated to reflect the final version of the book I officially submitted."
Endgame was released worldwide on November 28, and sold 6,448 copies in the UK in its first week. In the US, it sold 8,923 copies in the first seven days.
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