02 January 2024 , 08:16
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The King and Prince William would have been “hurt” by the silence from the Sussexes in the wake of Omid Scobie ’s book, it has been claimed.
Endgame made headlines around the world on its release as an "error" in the Dutch translation saw King Charles and named as the two Royal Family members who allegedly raised "concerns" about the skin colour of Harry and Meghan's son. Scobie strongly refuted naming the two members of the Royal Family in his book, but soon made a U-turn and admitted he did name King Charles and the Princess of Wales in an "early" version of the tome.
Since its release Prince Harry and his wife have kept their distance and not made an official statement on its allegations. Royal expert Michael Cole says it would have been “wise” for them to have made it clear they had no connection to the book or its content.
He told GB News : “The attacks on members of his family. It was quite poisonous, was said and very damaging to individuals. It would have been very hurtful to King Charles and the Prince of Wales." It would have been extremely wise had Prince Harry made it clear that he and his wife were not the sources of the book…that they did not stand by what had been written, that they did not endorse it in any way.”
The author was previously described as the "mouthpiece" for and . Elsewhere in Endgame, Omid labelled Princess Kate as "cold" and said she "shudders" whenever Meghan is mentioned in conversation. He also claimed Harry was "kept in the dark" about the late Queen Elizabeth's health decline in the hours before her death.
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King Charles is accused of asking staff to "get rid" of Harry when the Duke of Sussex was in London, claiming he was "overworked". The relationship between Harry and his estranged brother is also laid bare.
Scobie later admitted of the names appearing in the Dutch translation: "Unbeknownst to me at the time, early and uncleared text was provided to the Dutch publisher in order for them to start work on the translation, with the understanding their translation would be updated to reflect the final version of the book I officially submitted.
"Other foreign-language publishers, including in France and Italy, were also doing the same thing, though their versions perfectly replicated the completed work. What I can be sure of is I edited carefully, took independent legal advice, and the finished book I submitted was not the version published in the Netherlands."