Omid Scobie's mysterious rise to fame from Meghan Markle 'mouthpiece' to questionable real age
dailyrecord.co.ukAs Omid Scobie's explosive royal book Endgame hits the shelves this week, many are questioning who the British author is.The 42-year-old, who was once a celebrity writer for online magazines, is now a best-selling royal author, having climbed his way to the top.Best known as a co-writer of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's biography, Finding freedom, the journalist made headlines after releasing his second highly anticipated book about the Royal Family on Tuesday, November 28.Publisher Harper Collins has said Endgame will "have the world talking" as Scobie reveals moments that royals should be "ashamed of", the Mirror reports.But what do we actually know about the author who has stirred up a commotion this week with his bombshell claims against the monarchy?Here we take a closer look at Omid Scobie's career and how he came to become Meghan Markle's "unofficial mouthpiece" as so many have referred to him as.Omid was born in Wales but grew up in Oxford where he was raised by his Iranian mother and British father.He studied journalism at the London College of Communication and started writing for Heat Magazine after his graduation before bagging a role with entertainment magazine US Weekly as their European bureau chief.He worked at the publication for a decade, with a large part of his role involving reporting on the Royal Family.Although he once described the royal press pack as "cheerleaders and mouthpieces", he has bid to be accepted as a member of the rota system despite Buckingham Palace showing reluctance.During an interview with This Morning, he even claimed he has felt 'prejudice' from Palace aides.Scobie went on to become royal editor at Harper's Bazaar and a contributor for ABC News.He later went freelance in
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