Book lifts the lid on bitter infighting the royal family will be ‘ashamed of’

Omid Scobie’s latest offering on the British royal family promises to reveal moments it should be “ashamed of” and to shine a light on “unsolved mysteries”.

Extracts of Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival, published in Paris Match, include a series of revelations and allegations about everyone from Harry and Meghan to Prince William. Scobie (42) has also given an interview to the French magazine.

Buckingham Palace has so far declined to comment on his many allegations, some of them highly controversial and potentially defamatory, but has not ruled out doing so in the future.

Harry and Meghan have denied any links to Endgame, rejecting any suggestion that they are “affiliated” to Scobie.

Although Harry appears keen to reconcile with his family, Meghan has moved on and has no interest in building bridges, the book reveals.

At Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in September 2022, Meghan “felt ignored by all the members of the Firm” and has no desire to return to England, where she had never felt at home. Scobie suggests that her son Archie’s fourth birthday, which fell on May 6, the day of King Charles’s coronation earlier this year, was simply used as an excuse for Meghan not to travel.

In his interview with Paris Match, Scobie said: “Meghan has made it clear she never wants to be involved in the British monarchy again.”

​The author also claims Prince William is disappointed by his brother’s life choices and confirms that since the publication of Harry’s memoir Spare, he has had no personal contact with him.

William, the Prince of Wales, is portrayed in Endgame as a cold, ruthless figure who cannot wait to ascend the throne. Scobie claims he has a terrible temper that he manages to keep under wraps in public, describing him as “reserved on the pitch, but unpredictable” off it.

“When something doesn’t suit him, his anger immediately escalates,” he said.“The Prince of Wales is eager to ascend the throne. A real impatience is created around him.”

His wife, Kate Middleton, meanwhile, considered her future sister-in-law a “rival” from the moment she appeared on the scene in 2016, according to Scobie.

He quotes a source close to the royals as saying: “She spent more time speaking about Meghan than to Meghan. Each time that she heard about Meghan, Kate shook with giggles.”

Scobie suggests Kate is lazy but also, “calm” and “sure of herself”.

The book also alleges that the Waleses allowed their staff to circulate negative rumours about Harry and Meghan, claiming that the “media war” was far from over.

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