Omid Scobie Admits Names of ‘Royal Racists’ Were in ‘Endgame’ Draft

The publisher at the center of the naming of King Charles and Kate Middleton as the alleged “royal racists” has called out author Omid Scobie for making “factually incorrect” statements about how the names were published in Dutch editions of his book Endgame.

On Friday, Scobie admitted for the first time that the names of Charles and Kate appeared in early drafts of Endgame, as the senior royals who had allegedly had “concerns” over the color of then-unborn Prince Archie’s skin—which Meghan Markle first spoke about with Oprah Winfrey in her and Prince Harry’s bombshell 2021 interview.

The names were published in Dutch editions of the book, leading to a media firestorm last week as the names were revealed by international press. Buckingham Palace is said to still be considering its response to the naming of Charles and Kate.

Read more at The Daily Beast.