Omid Scobie accuses Prince Edward and Sophie of ‘a royal screw up’ – and claims their remarks within the wake of Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview made them appear ‘casually bigoted’

Omid Scobie has accused Prince Edward and his spouse Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh’ of ‘a royal screw up’ due to their response to Harry and Meghan’s Oprah intereview. 

The couple, who have been then the Early and Countess of Wessex, spoke to The Telegraph of their first main interview collectively in additional than twenty years.  

The royal couple jokingly requested, ‘Oprah who?’ and ‘what interview?’ when quizzed on whether or not they watched Harry and Meghan’s bombshell sit down. 

‘You recognize, should you’re not into chat exhibits, there is no purpose why you must know who she is. Actually not this this nation, anyway,’ Sophie mentioned of the US chat present host. 

However Omid has claimed that ‘the feedback concerning the world’s most profitable black girl and one of many largest faces in leisure’ made the royal duo ‘appear stuffy or tin-eared at greatest, and casually bigoted at worst.’ 

‘Sophie’s Oprah gaffe is yet one more web page so as to add to the historical past of current disasters,’ Scobie mentioned. 

For Scobie, Sophie and Edward’s obvious ignorance could possibly be used as proof that the monarchy is an ‘illiberal group steeped in bigotry and privilege’. 

The writer took an extra dig on the couple, saying that even their journey to the Cayman Islands in February this yr could not propel them on to the entrance pages. 

In response to Scobie, their tour failed to succeed in western press, and as an alternative solely featured within the Cayman Compass and Cayman Information Service. 

Scobie recalled a dialog with a ‘prime Fleet Avenue Editor’ about Sophie and Edward who apparently claimed: ‘I might have extra luck placing my mum on the entrance web page.’ 

The writer summed up Sophie and Edward’s March 2022 journey to Antigua, portray an image the place they supposedly ‘smiled’ and ‘waved’ to audiences ‘demanding apologies and reparatory justice’ for Britain’s colonization of the Caribbean.

In response to the writer, the general public have been greeted by a ‘disinterested’ Edward.  

Moreover, the writer moreover claimed that Edward went on to offend Antigua’s prime minister, Gaston Browne. 

Browne requested Edward to result in ‘open discussions’ on the subject of colonization, to which he responded: ‘I wasn’t maintaining notes’. 

He additionally took one other dig at Sophie, saying that she ‘noticeably’ went out of her option to ignore Meghan Markle exterior Westminster Abbey on the late Queen’s state funeral. 

In response to Scobie, it wasn’t simply the Duchess of Edinburgh who ignored Meghan, however Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales too.

The Duchess of Sussex acquired ‘snubs and brush-offs’ and was sufferer to ‘the identical outdated energy journeys’ throughout their keep, the writer claims.

Omid Scobie has launched an astonishing and merciless assault on the Princess of Wales, branding her ‘chilly’ and lambasting her for ‘advocating for psychological well being causes’ whereas ignoring Meghan’s cries for assist’.

Harry and Meghan’s ‘cheerleader-in-chief’ took purpose at The Princess of Wales in his new ebook Endgame, which has been revealed in Australia, claiming she ‘shivers’ at any time when Meghan’s title is introduced up and hasn’t spoken to her since 2019.

He claims the Princess of Wales has by no means had curiosity in being buddies together with her sister-in-law and branded her a Stepford-like royal spouse and and the monarchy’s ‘final shiny factor for a few years to return’.

In a scathing chapter devoted to the longer term Queen, Scobie says the Princess of Wales earned the nickname ‘Katie Eager’ and claimed the late Queen preferred her as a result of she was ‘coachable’ in contrast to the ‘strong-minded’ Princess Diana.

He provides her workload is decrease than different senior members of The Agency – which he says makes her ‘technically an element time working royal’.

Scobie, who wrote Harry and Meghan’s hagiography Discovering Freedom, added that Kate is not identified for ‘management and outgoing nature’ like ‘Meghan’, who was ‘one other shimmering decoration within the royal household tree’ earlier than she stepped down.

This, in keeping with Scobie’s recollection, meant protection of Meghan’s engagements throughout her quick time as a working royal, have been ‘far much less about trend decisions and extra about her work or her position within the Agency’.

Regardless of thinly-veiled assaults on Kate, Scobie mentioned that Meghan turned the ‘star of the present’ and ‘the brand new Diana’ after marrying Prince Harry.

He believes that Harry and Meghan made the ‘Cambridges appears to be like somewhat uninteresting’ as they’d proven the world ‘tips on how to be trendy royal’.

As a result of Meghan ‘received issues performed quick’ William and Kate ‘took be aware and altered course’ that means Kate was doing much less ‘studying’ and extra ‘doing’.

He added that regardless of Meghan and Kate having ‘nothing in frequent’ they ‘might have made issues work in these early days if there was peace between the warring Windsor siblings’.

Scobie provides that Meghan discovered her time within the agency ‘lonely and remoted’ and that she hoped Kate could be ‘somebody she might flip to for an encouraging phrase, together with her emotional difficulties throughout her being pregnant as ‘have been as soon as each outsiders, middle-class girls introduced into the Home of Windsor for unimaginably totally different lives’.

Kate, Scobie claims, was ‘tired of forming this sort of bond’ as ‘she will be chilly if she does not like somebody,’ and ‘wasn’t a fan of Meghan’.

One other supply informed Scobie Kate ‘spent extra time speaking about Meghan than to her’.

This can be a facet of Kate that not often will get written about. Advocating for psychological well being causes—the psychological well being of moms, for that matter—however ignoring her personal sister-in-law’s cries for assist appeared out of character for somebody the general public knew as candy and simple to get together with,’ Scobie writes.

He added that Kate ‘watched on in silence’ as tales have been revealed about Meghan making her cry, and that she now ‘shivers’ when her title is introduced up.

Scobie provides that ‘bar a couple of pleasantries’ the pair haven’t spoken since 2019 and that she ‘appears to be like again in fondness’ with the connection she as soon as had with Prince Harry.

Scobie additionally claims that Megxit noticed the delivery of ‘Kate 2.0’ the place she turned extra approachable and appeared of the Blissful Child, Blissful Mum podcast.

Royal writer Robert Jobson, branded Scobie ‘disgraceful’ for his assault on Kate.

Chatting with FEMAIL he mentioned: ‘I do know Omid Scobie personally..Our paths have crossed on TV punditry concerning the royals for a US community. He’s sharp and sensible and is aware of tips on how to promote a ebook or two.

‘His final ebook Discovering Freedom, trashing the royals whereas, claiming it spoke for Harry and Meg bought bucket masses.

‘I love his gumption, however his newest broadside assault on The Princess of Wales is unwarranted – and worse than unfair.

‘It’s a full character assassination of a lady who has performed nothing however attempt to serve her queen and now her King and nation. And she or he’s performed it very properly.

‘The Princess has devoted herself to obligation, to taking care of her husband and taking care of her younger household. She needs to be seemed as much as, not denigrated.

‘Now we have now this jumped-up, alleged insider hurling outrageous insults, describing her, for instance, as some kind of grinning puppet.

‘Why would Scobie give you these things? Is it to squeeze as much as Harry and Meghan?

‘I do know Harry and he is not a imply man – and he is not a traitor, by the way in which – and possibly will not agree with this. His sister-in-law is a very nice girl and he is aware of it.

‘She was his good friend. She taken care of him and he seemed as much as her.

‘The one winner in all that is Omid Scobie sitting at residence in Canary Wharf and ready to financial institution the cheque. Disgraceful.’

Royal skilled Richard Fitzwiliam added that ‘Scobie was all the time more likely to purpose for sensation;

‘One positive manner of getting headlines is to purpose a couple of blows on the Princess of Wales. It is very important perceive Scobie’s perspective to the establishment of monarchy, which he claims faces a disaster that will imply extinction or, at greatest, irrelevance.

‘He’s, or at the very least, was, referred to as the unofficial spokesperson for the Sussexes. The evaluation within the New York Occasions of Endgame, which is revealed tomorrow, was removed from flattering.

‘Scobie’s assault on Catherine’s workload exhibits how little he understands about what the Waleses are attempting to do, as they steadiness their royal commitments and household life so properly.

‘He moans that Catherine ‘has no plan to extend her workload for 10-15 years’ or till her youngsters attain maturity. The Palace are presently reviewing royal patronages. Not like the late Queen, Prince Philip and Charles when Prince of Wales who have been hooked up to quite a few establishments, the Waleses have chosen a couple of and do a fantastic deal for these they’ve chosen. Catherine’s focus is on early childhood.

‘They’re each enormously in style at residence and overseas, with ranges of assist the Sussexes would envy! Scobie believes that the late Queen discovered Catherine “coachable” in distinction to Diana and he apparently regards Meghan as ‘ the brand new Diana’.

‘His prose is execrable, what “coachable” presumably means is that she was ready, along with William, to dedicate herself to being the monarchy’s future. What higher instance to study from than Queen Elizabeth who’s iconic.

‘Diana as we all know was a genius at reaching out to these in want but additionally wilful.

‘Maybe Omid Scobie will present examples within the ebook the place Meghan truly does one thing worthwhile, aside from speaking about doing so and trashing the royal household.

Scobie additionally claims that Kate ‘doesn’t plan to extend her workload for 10-15 years’, or till her youngsters attain maturity, and added that she earned the nickname ‘Katie Eager’, as a result of palace press launch mitigate her doing much less by saying she is ‘eager to study’.

In a transparent swipe, Scobie writes Kate’s life-style is one thing most mother and father might ‘solely dream of’ and that Palace aides have been afraid to push her do to something that ‘makes her uncomfortable’ earlier than the Queen died.

He provides that the longer term queen has been by means of 5 totally different personal secretaries in six years, as a result of all of them discovered the position ‘uninspiring and irritating’.

‘The late Queen, too, would take off blocks of time all year long to recharge, however she was additionally identified to hold out at the very least 300 engagements yearly.

‘Sources mentioned Kate stays ‘laser centered’ on her obligation to the household first, after which the Crown,’ he writes.

Scobie added that Kate additionally ‘usually stumbles on her phrases’ when talking publicly and that she ‘did not wish to make’ her broadly praised Blue Peter efficiency in June 2019.

Describing it as a ‘low-pressure, small-stakes’ look, Scobie says Kate was ‘a bag of nerves’ and ‘properly out of her consolation zone’ earlier than the taping’, which was recommended by then press secretary Christian Jones.

He claims a Kensington Palace supply mentioned she ‘had by no means been pushed’ till that time as she was ‘naturally timid’.

‘The place different senior royals are out and about a number of instances per week, assembly individuals throughout the size and breadth of the nation, Kate has lengthy maintained a smaller work schedule that helped her verify off the required royal bins whereas saving time for her roles as a mom and a spouse,’ he writes.

Scobie provides that William handle to avoid Kate’s decrease workload by permitting her position to provide an inheritor, and spares, first.

He provides that Palace gatekeepers are ‘vigilant’ of Kate, by no means pushing her too laborious ‘because the highway to Queendom is a marathon, not a dash’.