The life of the British royal family is currently once again in the media spotlight: The final season of the Netflix series “The Crown” started with the events surrounding the death of Princess Diana (1961-1997), and this Tuesday it will also be released Book “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival”. With his alleged revelations, author Omid Scobie (42), who is considered a confidant of Prince Harry (39) and Duchess Meghan (42), is causing quite a stir. British media such as “The Sun” and “Independent” have already reported in advance about the greatest excitement that the journalist claims to have experienced from within the palace walls.
At the coronation on May 6, 2023, Prince William (41) touched the world when he met his father Charles III. (75) kissed. But behind the scenes things are not supposed to be so harmonious between the king and his successor. Scobie is reportedly hinting at an alleged rift in the father-son duo in his book. He describes William as an ambitious, hot-headed prince who had completely different ideas than Charles about the future of the monarchy. The two’s offices are in constant competition, which could become a problem for “the company” in the coming years.
However, royal experts have denied these claims in recent days. Author Phil Dampier told the Sun: “It is complete nonsense to suggest that William and the King would ever have a falling out.” The two are therefore “incredibly close”.
Omid Scobie sees it differently: He claims that father and son mainly agree on their disappointment with Prince Harry.
The division of the royal family obviously plays a major role in the book. And according to Omid Scobie, the breach will never be mended again. This is mainly due to William, who no longer wants to reconcile with his little brother, says the author. William is convinced that Harry is being brainwashed by an “army of therapists”: “He feels like he has lost Harry and doesn’t want to get to know this version of him anymore,” he quotes a source close to the heir to the throne.
He also writes that Harry was allegedly literally ignored by William during the Queen’s final hours (1926-2022). The heir to the throne left Harry alone to organize the journey to Balmoral, the book says. Harry is also said to have received the news of his death not from his family, but from Meghan, who saw the news in a breaking news report on the BBC. He is said to have been “devastated” by the fact that he only found out about the sad news when the world was already informed. A friend of the Duke of Sussex is said to have told the author: “His relationship with the Queen was everything to him. She would have wanted him to know before it went out into the world.”
In March 2021, Harry and Meghan claimed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey (69) that a member of the royal family had expressed concerns about his skin color before the birth of their son Archie (4). Dealing with this is another scandal: since then, no one except Charles has said the topic to them. “The silence has caused great confusion and upset,” Scobie quoted a source close to the Sussexes as saying. He also claims that Meghan accused not just one, but even two people at court of racist comments.
Not only the relationship between the brothers, but also between their wives is said to be even worse than previously known. Citing multiple sources, Omid Scobie claims Kate was never a fan of Meghan. The relationship is said to have been “frosty” from the start. One person even told him that the Princess of Wales “spent more time talking about Meghan than with her.” The former actress was seen as difficult at the British court “because she had an opinion.” In contrast, Kate has “successfully sublimated her authentic self and has become an enigma to the public and perhaps even to herself.” She honed her rhetoric in “several rounds of language lessons” to such an extent that she now sounds “more distinguished” than her husband.
Does Charles love his little brother Prince Andrew (63) more than his son Harry? According to the reports, Scobie also makes this claim. Although Andrew has publicly fallen into disgrace because of his connections to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019), the king still has a soft spot for his brother and, in the midst of the scandal, was particularly worried about how Andrew would cope psychologically with the whole thing. “Charles had tears in his eyes because he feared for the disgraced Duke’s sanity,” the book says. For example, Charles did not want Andrew to be stripped of his titles and have to step down as a working royal. The fact that, despite the scandal, he finally offered his brother Harry and Meghan’s former home, Frogmore Cottage, as a residence was the “final blow” for the ducal couple. Omid Scobie thinks it is “undoubtedly” a swipe at Harry and Meghan.
