Harry and Meghan’s biographer Omid Scobie shares sneak peek at chapter about the British press in his new book – opening with a quote by former Soviet premier Khrushchev
Royal writer Omid Scobie has shared the first look of what readers can expect from his new book, Endgame.
Scobie, 42, who was the royal executive editor of Yahoo! News until July of this year, will release his second insider book on the royal family on 21 November.
However, sharing a photo of his workstation on X, formerly known as Twitter , Scobie revealed to royal fans a sneak peek of what they can expect to read in the book.
The front cover of the book shows three royal couples; King Charles and Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Scobie’s photo also showed his laptop screen on which he had written chapter 13 of the book – which appears to be a critique of the British press.
Scobie posted a photo on X, formerly known as Twitter, which showed chapter 13 of his book, ‘A Dangerous Game: Royals and the Media’ suggesting he may take aim at the British press
The chapter is entitled ‘A Dangerous Game: Royals and the Media’.
Two opening quotes can be spotted on the page. One quote is attributed to Prince Harry and reads: ‘My problem has never been with the monarchy, or the concept of the monarchy. It’s with the press.’
The second quote is attributed to former premier of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev. It reads: ‘The press is our chief ideological weapon.’
Posting the photo on X, Scobie quoted world-renowned author Toni Morrison, who said: ‘If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.’
Omid Scobie, royal biographer, has revealed a sneak peek at his new book Endgame
Posting on the social media platform, Scobie quoted world-renowned author Toni Morrison and said Endgame was his most challenging project yet
He added: ‘So I did! It’s been It’s been the toughest work of my career but, finally, in four weeks, #ENDGAME will cover the royal story like NEVER before.’
The sneak peek at the book comes after Scobie previously revealed a whole chapter of Endgame focuses on Prince William.
The chapter will be called ‘Gloves On: Prince William, Heir to the Throne’ as he confirmed it was at the printers.
The presence of an entire chapter on the Prince of Wales is likely to cause concern at the Palace, given Mr Scobie’s outspoken support of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the past.
Scobie has revealed other chapters in the book are called ‘Baggage: The Lingering Trials of King Charles’, and another: ‘Gloves Off: Prince Harry, Man on a Mission’.
The Prince and Princess of Wales’ staff are likely to be worried the chapter will not be favourable to the Prince, and will instead repeat some of the allegations made in Harry’s book Spare.
This could include an alleged physical altercation in which Prince William is said to have pushed Harry into a dog bowl at Frogmore cottage.
The Duke also wrote that his brother, with whom he has not spoken for months, called his wife ‘difficult’, ‘rude’ and ‘abrasive’.
Other chapters in the book include one entitled ‘Shaky Ground: The Queen is Dead, the Monarchy Faces Trouble’ and a further one called ‘Race and the Royals: Institutional Bigotry and Denial’.
There is also a chapter labelled ”Oh God, I Hate This’: King Charles’s Premiere’ – a reference to a comment made by Charles about a pen that leaked while he was signing a visitor’s book in Belfast four days after Queen Elizabeth II died.
The author also revealed there is a chapter called: ‘The Fall of Prince Andrew: Scandal, Shame and Silencing Jane Doe’.
In a message posted on X, Mr Scobie said: ‘Just been told that #ENDGAME is officially at the printers! A little sneak peek for you all.’
An X user then asked him: ‘You have an audio version?’ And Mr Scobie replied: ‘Yup! Out the same day as the book.’
