Kate Middleton has demonstrated her ‘fitness to be a Queen’ with her cheerful public appearances amid Omid Scobie race row, experts tell PALACE CONFIDENTIAL

The Princess of Wales has proven she is cut out for the ‘rough and tumble’ of royal life with her eloquent execution of this week’s events – despite the royal race row following the release of Omid Scobie ‘s book, experts have told Palace Confidential.

The Daily Mail’s diary editor Richard Eden noted that Kate’s calm and confident composure during a string of public appearances this week, including the Buckingham Palace Diplomatic Reception and the Royal Variety Show, has demonstrated her ‘fitness to be a Queen’.

Her coolness comes after King Charles and Kate Middleton were named as the royals alleged to have made remarks about the skin colour of Prince Archie in a Dutch translation of Scobie’s new book, Endgame.

Royal editor Rebecca English noted that this isn’t the first time the Princess of Wales has shown courage in the face of turmoil. In 2012, French magazine Closer printed images of the then Duchess of Cambridge, sunbathing in the south of France in 2012 – but her response was stoic and professional.

Having spent time with the royal in Malaysia on the day the media storm commenced, Rebecca found Kate to be ‘as cool as a cucumber’ and as ‘elegant and as affable as she’d ever been’ – even though William, on the other hand, was tense with anger.

The Princess of Wales (pictured above at the Buckingham Palace Reception for Diplomats) has proven her ‘fitness to be a Queen’ this week, according to PALACE CONFIDENTIAL experts 

Host Jo Elvin went on to ask Mr Eden about Omid Scobie’s constant reference to the Princess of Wales as ‘Katie Keen’ in Endgame – a character from American cult comic book series Archie. 

Katy Keene, it turns out, is a well-known character in the cult American comic book series Archie. And, by pure coincidence, also happens to be a favourite of Meghan’s.

Indeed, just last year the former actress used her Archetypes podcast series (RIP) to tell listeners about her love of the comic. ‘I read a lot of Archie Comic books as a child,’ she told Mindy Kaling. ‘I always wanted this cookie-cutter perfect life.’

In the 1960s cartoon, later turned into a television series starring Lucy Hale, Katy is the girl-next-door, eager for fame and dripping with ambition, who eventually becomes a Broadway star.

Meghan, meanwhile, made clear that she sees herself more as Betty – the kind but meek character in the Archie stories known for rescuing wounded birds and helping the homeless.

‘I’m the smart one, not the pretty one,’ she informed Kaling.

Talking on the podcast, Mr Eden further explained: ‘Omid Scobie, who is British, who grew up in Britain, who never would have heard of this comic, suddenly heard this term. ‘Who could he have heard it from?’

‘I think maybe he’s given away more than he likes to say,’ he added.

Royal Editor Rebecca English (pictured) explained that Kate has shown courage in the face of adversity on multiple occasions 

The podcast moved on to discuss the claim that Harry and Meghan have been excluded from the high society wedding of the year of Harry’s childhood friend Hugh Grosvenor, while William and Kate are both invited.

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, and one of the richest men in Britain, is said to have wanted to invite the Sussexes but apparently decided against it to avoid clashes on his big day amid heightening tensions between the royals following the release of Omid Scobie’s new book.

He allegedly picked the Prince and Princess of Wales over the Sussexes to avoid any awkward moments for King Charles and Queen Camilla during the wedding, The Sunday Times reported.

Talking on the podcast, Rebecca explained the case further: ‘I think it’s a great example actually, this story, of the continuing ructions that are still reverberating because of Harry and Meghan’s decision two or three years ago.’

‘A story emerged at the weekend… that Harry and Meghan had not been invited to the wedding because William and Kate and Charles and Camilla will be going.’

‘It just shows you how awkward the situation really is’, she added.

Diary Editor Richard Eden (pictured) explained the nickname of ‘Katy Keen’, which featured in Omid Scobie’s Endgame 

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, is said to have picked the Prince and Princess of Wales over the Sussexes to avoid clashes that would overshadow his big day. Pictured: Prince William (right) and Hugh Grosvenor (second from left) during the official handover of the newly built Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre in 2018

One of Britain’s richest men, 32, the billionaire aristocrat proposed to fiancee Olivia Henson at his family seat, Eaton Hall in Cheshire. They are set to get married at Chester Cathedral on June 7 in the wedding of the year. Pictured: The happy pair

Richard Eden went on to clarify his understanding that Harry and Meghan originally received a save the date card but were subsequently disinvited, adding that the couple updated the New York Post of their situation.

However, ‘the Duke of Westminster had to choose a side essentially, and it’s clear which side he’s chosen,’ he said.

For Rebecca, the situation highlighted the priorities of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

‘It did strike me that we’ve heard such deafening silence on the big issue of the week [of] really serious allegations of racism, and there’s not a word from the Sussex’s, but they feel they need to brief on whether they got a save the date card or not.

‘It loses me I have to say’, Rebecca concluded.