The new book about the British Royal House written by Omid Scobie entitled “The End Game – Inside the Fight for the Survival of the Royal Family and the Monarchy” was released last Tuesday, but in the Netherlands it was quickly removed. The Dutch version appears to contain indicators that allow us to understand that King Charles III and Kate, Princess of Wales, are the two members of the royal family responsible for the comments about the skin color of the first son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. This is what Meghan mentioned in the interview with Oprah Winfrey. second The Times newspaperThe book was also withdrawn from markets in Belgium.
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In response to the controversy raised by his book, Omid Scobie explained that he could only talk about the English version, because it was the one he wrote, explaining that he never used the word “racist” and that the book refers rather to the “unconscious.” Injustice.”
The author states that he did not receive any copy of the book with names. “I’ve never handed in a book with their names on it,” the author said on Thursday on ITV’s This Morning programme. He also said that the inclusion of names was being investigated and a new edition of the book was being printed.
The author also states that the names are information that was already known long ago by Fleet Street journalists (which is actually a street name, but also the expression used to refer to British national newspapers and the journalists who work for them). they). “I’m as disappointed as anyone. But the truth is that this information isn’t private just to me. Fleet Street journalists have known these names for a long time. We all follow a code of conduct when it comes to talking about this matter.”
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Many British media outlets have ignored this information over the past few days, and have chosen not to publish the identities of the individuals involved. However, broadcaster Piers Morgan revealed the names on his TalkTV program last Wednesday, which… It can be seen on YouTube. Morgan explained that he revealed the names because if the Dutch could walk into a bookstore and access that information, then the British, “who are already paying the royal family,” also have a right to know. “And then we can have a more open discussion about this whole thing because I don’t believe any racist comments have ever been made by any member of the royal family, and until there is concrete evidence that those comments were made, I never will.” Believe it,” the announcer said.
Meanwhile, the news spread around the world. Dutch journalist Rick Evers He is a royal correspondent, and with a copy of the controversial edition of this book, he made a short video that can be viewed on YouTube showing two parts of the work in which the names of Charles and Princess Wales appear. He states that the Dutch version “contains topics or aspects that are not present in the English version, and there are not just words that have been poorly translated, there are entire paragraphs that have disappeared.”
The Guardian newspaper Buckingham Palace asked about this. A palace spokesman told the newspaper on Thursday: “This is not something we will comment on.” To the telegraphA palace source said that they were “studying all options,” leaving the door open, according to the newspaper, for the possibility of taking legal action after Piers Morgan revealed the two names.
The topic that is generating all this controversy was initially addressed by the Duchess of Sussex in the interview she gave with Oprah Winfrey, in March 2021. “While I was pregnant, we saw conversations about it not being safe, and about the fact that he was receiving the title and also about how dark his skin was,” Meghan said. When he was born, all at the same time.” Oprah asked who these conversations were about, but the Duchess did not answer specifically, claiming that they could be very damaging to the people involved. As I understand it, such conversations were not taking place in front of her, although It reached her ears through her husband.
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A Dutch version that went on sale earlier this week appears to imply that the King and Princess of Wales were royals who were involved in conversations about Archie’s skin color when Meghan was still pregnant. Since this interview, there has been a lot of speculation about the identity of the royals involved, but it is not known who they are.
The book made a series of revelations about the royal family, but in the meantime, this issue gained importance over all others. Omid Scobie became well known about three years ago with the release of Finding Freedom, which he co-authored, a kind of autobiography of the Dukes of Sussex in the turbulent time of Megxit. The work reached the bestseller lists in the United Kingdom and the United States.
