While the writer was 'frustrated' by the blunder that exposed the 'racist' royals who made remarks about Archie's skin color, Omid Scobie 'wouldn't say' he's upset.
- Nov 30, 2023
AceShowbiz - Omid Scobie has claimed he "never submitted a book" that named the so-called "royal racists." Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, previously alleged unnamed relatives of her husband Prince Harry had expressed "concerns" about the skin colour of their son Prince Archie, now four, when she was pregnant, and a Dutch translation of the author's new book "Endgame" had to be pulled from shelves earlier this week when it seemingly named the previously-undisclosed two people involved in the conversations.
Despite being "frustrated" by what has happened, Omid insisted he isn't responsible for the names of the alleged culprits - who were identified in the UK by Piers Morgan on his TalkTV show on Wednesday, November 29 - being leaked.
Speaking on "This Morning" on Thursday, November 30, he said, "I had never submitted a book that had their names in it, so I can only talk about my version. I'm obviously frustrated, I wouldn't say I'm upset about it because obviously I'd been working in a bubble of no emotion for the last 10 days'. "
The author also insisted he had never used the word "racist" to describe the royals who allegedly questioned the baby's skin colour but had described the incident as "unconscious bias" in his book.
Omid also dismissed suggestions he is "Meghan's mouthpiece." He said, "I'm not their friend. I have never sat down with Meghan privately for interviews, I have never exchanged information with Meghan, I'm not in their private world."
And the journalist bemonaned the fact his book has been unfairly criticized. He said, "I knew this book would be controversial, whether it's about race or the Palace's relationship with the press. I never expected it to be presented fairly."
