Harry and Meghan’s “cheerleader” Omid Scobie has claimed that Prince William kept him away from royal engagements for “months” after the couple’s biography, Finding Freedom, was published.
Mr Scobie, 42, co-author of the work, said in an interview with a French magazine that Megxit was the “biggest crisis the Windsors had faced since the Diana era” and that the Prince of Wales expected it to be a ” “emissary”. for his brother in the fallout of the book.
This comes as Paris Match revealed new excerpts from the reporter’s book “Endgame” ahead of its release on Tuesday.
The new content suggests Prince Harry may be ready to reconcile with the rest of his family, even if Endgame’s teased bombshells risk reopening old wounds.
Today Buckingham Palace and representatives for the Prince of Wales told Web they do not “comment” on the latest excerpts published by Paris Match, nor on the claims made by Mr Scobie in an accompanying interview with the publication. Web has contacted Archewell for comment.
Omid Scobie has claimed he was “kept away” from royal events following the release of Finding Freedom
The royal reporter said the Prince of Wales assumed he was Harry’s “emissary”.
In excerpts from Endgame shared with Paris Match today, Mr Scobie also claims…
- Meghan decided against attending King Charles’ coronation because she didn’t want to “immerse herself in the soap opera of the court again”;
- Despite this, she and Harry still keep him “up to date” by “sending him photos of their children”; Harry said to his father, “Don’t you want to see your grandchildren anymore” after Charles drove him out of Frogmore Cottage;
- After the release of Spare, Charles urged members of the royal family not to trust Harry.
- Harry is “ready to forget the past,” which is another sign the couple may be offering an olive branch.
In an interview with the magazine, Mr. Scobie said that after the publication of “Finding Freedom” he noticed that “everything was put to the test” – pointing to changes in his relationships and contacts within the royal family.
He said: “William even kept me away from his engagements for several months because he thought I was Harry’s emissary.”
“He had to hire a new communications director who met with me and told me he wanted to put an end to the past. “But there were times when I couldn’t fully do my job because of the impact of this book.”
The book could threaten to derail signs that the family is heading towards greater understanding as it is expected to brand Charles “unpopular” and William “power-hungry” and say Harry is “betrayed by his own family” been.
Web understands that Meghan and Harry are categorically rejecting any suggestion that they are “connected” to the book, or that Mr Scobie, who was friends with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and co-wrote their biography Finding Freedom is part of the “Sussex Camp”.
Web understands Meghan and Harry are categorically denying any claims that they are “connected” to the book
Harry is believed to have spoken to his father on the phone last Tuesday – and they have reportedly agreed to chat again this week
The rejection came after Harry and Meghan presented the king with an olive branch on his 75th birthday.
Harry is believed to have spoken to his father on the phone last Tuesday – and they have reportedly agreed to chat again this week.
The Duchess of Sussex was also said to have spoken to her father-in-law from their home in California, while the couple’s children Archie, four, and Lilibet, two, recorded a video singing happy birthday to their grandfather.
Mr Scobie has previously denied that his new book is about Harry and Meghan’s, instead claiming it will recount the “current state of the British royal family”.
It comes hours after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex distanced themselves from the book, with insiders telling Web they had nothing to do with it.
Royal courtiers are said to be furious at claims from Mr Scobie, who claims Prince William ignored the Duke of Sussex’s calls as he rushed to the Queen’s bedside in Scotland in September last year.
In response, it was reported that Mr. Scobie could be released by the Sussexes and their inner circle.
The Duchess of Sussex is also said to have spoken to her father-in-law from her home in California (Image: The King and Queen and Harry and Meghan attend the late Queen’s funeral)
Mr. Scobie’s book Endgame comes out on Tuesday
Royal insiders have also refuted Mr Scobie’s claims that Prince William ignored his brother’s calls as the late queen lay dying at Balmoral last year.
They are said to be angry at claims made by Harry and Meghan’s biographer Omid Scobie, who claims the Prince of Wales ignored calls from the Duke of Sussex as he rushed to the Queen’s bedside in Scotland in September last year.
In an excerpt, Mr Scobie claims that Prince Harry was “kept in the dark” about the Queen’s health in the hours before her death and that Prince William feels he has “lost Harry and doesn’t want to know that version of him anymore.” . ‘.
Mr Scobie said Harry, 39, and his wife Meghan, 42, had “no idea” that the royal family was preparing for the Queen’s death last year.
Harry texted his brother William asking how he and Kate planned to travel to Scotland and whether they could travel together, but received no response, Mr Scobie claims.