“Endgame” by Omid Scobie presents itself to be very biased and pro-Sussex. Scobie finally burns his bridges by offering some “shocking” revelations about the royal family.
We’ve Heard This All Before
Truthfully, “Endgame” is not all that shocking. It’s all the stuff we’ve heard before. The New York Times says,
“readers hoping for a final death blow of gossip will be disappointed. We’ve heard much of it before. From Fergie, from Diana, from Charles, from Harry, from Harry, from Harry again.”
The NY Times suggests that Scobie’s writing is not unlike AI-generated content.
“Whether or not Scobie actively collaborated with Meghan and Harry for this book, he does them no favors. Their chapter reads like a press release cooked up by ChatGPT and does little to shed light on them as humans.”
What Scobie does manage to do is provide his readers with a very one-sided story.
William ignored Harry’s texts when Queen Elizabeth was dying.
He also depicted Kate Middleton’s “coldness” toward Meghan when she was experiencing mental health struggles.
The book also contains King Charles’s long list of demands from his staff, including his insistence that one of his staff members put precisely one inch of toothpaste on his toothbrush each morning and night.
He also allegedly needs to bring furniture and pictures when visiting friends and family, as well as other preposterous claims.
Of course, in the Dutch version of the book, he names the “royal racists” King Charles and Kate Middleton. Oopsy.
Omid Scobie Ridiculously Claims the Monarchy is in Jeopardy
In the English version, he left out that significant detail. This tidbit of information was revealed in a private letter Meghan supposedly wrote to the King.
The “racism” occurred when a couple of royals were wondering aloud what baby Archie would look like. When Oprah Winfrey interviewed Harry and Meghan in March 2021, she talked about when she was pregnant with her son, Archie.
Meghan said there were several “conversations” about how dark Archie’s skin would be. “Tone deaf, racist, and financially reckless” were three accusations Scobie made about the royal family.
In the book, Scobie explains his reason for the book’s title. “Endgame” is
“the final stages of a chess game after most pieces have been removed from the board.”
Scobie continues,
“Unless Charles and his heirs act quickly, they risk losing the crown, or at the very least, any remaining cultural relevance.”
The NY Times says “Endgame” resembles Harry’s “Spare.” It presents a one-sided account of whatever happened between the royals and Harry and Meghan, prompting them to step down as working royals and move to California.
When Scobie talks about the royal family, inevitably, the conversation turns to poor Harry and Meghan and whether they were mistreated.
There isn’t much in the book that offers a fresh perspective from Scobie. Scobie’s only criticism of Harry and Meghan was that they made commercial deals with Netflix and Spotify in haste and didn’t consider the quality of the content they were creating.
Even that goes back to King Charles not financially supporting them. “Endgame” is another Omid Scobie book: Pro-Sussex, biased, and predictable.
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