Omid Scobie Endgame review: ‘The real royal villain is William’

If you are in mourning as The Crown ends and wonder where to get your next fix of royal drama, Omid Scobie, the bestselling author of Finding Freedom, may have made your Christmas. “I saw just how far they would go to save their own skin… and I’ve witnessed the human damage done because of it.” open image in gallery Omid Scobie claims that King Charles is getting increasingly irritated with his eldest son who is keen to get things done ‘the Cambridge way’ He is not out to flatter for access in Endgame and readily acknowledges that “parts of this book will burn my bridges for good”. Scobie doesn’t hold back in his revelations that King Charles and Prince William are not as united as we may believe and behind the scenes “long gone is that ‘lockstep’ narrative the Palace once pushed”. Another source added: “She spent more time talking about Meghan than talking to her.” No big reveal here, although Scobie writes that on recent occasions, Kate “has jokingly shivered when Meghan’s name has come up”. One former editor tells Scobie that they avoided writing about William because it was “too difficult” and “there was a nice stream of Harry and Meghan stories coming in so are happy.” open image in gallery Scobie’s book is out next week The full story of William and Kate’s £73-a-head Flybe flight from Norwich to Aberdeen – excellent press optics in the wake of Harry and Meghan’s 2019 summer of private jet setting – also wasn’t revealed, according to Scobie.