It’s another weekend, another row, on the eve of the publication of another “bombshell” book about the British royal family.
Ahead of the publication this week of royal author Omid Scobie’s second book Endgame, UK media reports that content will include the fact that Meghan Markle named two members of the Royal Household who she claims took part in conversations about the colour of her unborn child’s skin.
This follows her comments made to Oprah Winfrey in interview nearly three years ago, when she and Prince Harry alleged that a member of the royal family had spoken about “how dark his (her first child Archie) skin might be when he’s born.” The Sun reports that, according to Scobie’s book, Meghan Markle made the further claims in an exchange of letters with King Charles in the spring of 2021, following the Winfrey chat.
It is not known if the second person is a member of the family, or a serving member of the household. The first person was never named, although Harry and Meghan confirmed following their interview it was neither the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh.
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