There is an uproar in Britain: Is King Charles a racist? At least that’s what the Dutch version of Omid Scobie’s gossip book “Endgame” about the royals suggests. But what exactly does it say?
King Charles III recently celebrated his the one-year anniversary of his accession to the throne. Less than three months later, his reign went through its first crisis. The reason for this is a book that was published a few hundred kilometers east of the canal. It concerns the Dutch edition of “Endgame”, the latest investigative work by royal expert Omid Scobie.
This was apparently released in a faulty version and was taken off the market just a few hours after it went on sale. “A correction in the translation is being worked on,” the publisher announced on Thursday on its website with. But the dangerous passages were already in the world.
A TV interview by Harry and Meghan triggered everything
In order to understand what is so critical about the version that has already been scrapped, you have to go back a bit. In spring 2021, a TV interview by Meghan and Harry, both of whom were confidants of Omid Scobie, made waves. In an interview with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Meghan dropped a little bombshell: During her pregnancy, there were “concerns and conversations” at the palace about how dark her future son’s skin would be.
The Sussexes remained silent about which member of the royal family it was. But that only fueled the rumor mill. Harry later made it clear that it was neither the Queen nor her husband Prince Philip – but the racism scandal was out of the world.
In “Endgame”, Meghan’s confidante Scobie refers to an exchange of letters between the Duchess and the current king, then Prince Charles. The English edition of “Endgame” says: “But in the pages of these private letters, two identities were revealed.” According to Scobie, there were not one, but two people who expressed concerns about Archie’s skin color. The author does not mention names in this version.
Omid Scobie: The Dutch edition is different
However, it can be read in the Dutch edition: That version of the book says, referring to the correspondence: “But in these private letters the identity was revealed and confirmed: Charles. The King wanted to respond to Meghan and make it clear that he harbored no ill intentions or casual prejudices when the two of them met had spoken to his future grandson, sources claim.” Dutch nobility expert Rick Evers showed a photo with the corresponding page from the book on X, formerly Twitter. he names Princess Kate as the second person.
How this could happen is unclear. He never submitted a book that contains the name, said Scobie on the British television channel ITV. Rick Evers However, he is convinced that the name was included in Scobie’s manuscript – but was deleted from the final English version for legal reasons. However, a “translation error,” as the Dutch publisher writes, is unlikely.
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What exactly Charles is said to have said remains unclear. Did he make a rude joke – in the tradition of his father Prince Philip? Did someone misunderstand one of the king’s sentences? Or has someone even started a rumor?
This can no longer be clarified. Harry and Meghan remain silent. The rumor is out there – and King Charles III. can’t even defend myself.
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