Omid Scobie swears 'on my family's life' that naming royal 'racists' was not a publicity stunt, insists he didn't put their identities in Dutch version (even though translators say they were in there)

Omid Scobie took the extraordinary step of swearing on his own life, and his family's, on live TV last night that the naming of two royals in the Dutch version of Endgame is not a 'stunt' to shift more copies of his book. Here, he talks to representatives at the Commonwealth and Nature reception yesterday Omid Scobie has refused to apologise to the two senior royals his book claimed had 'concerns' over Prince Archie 's skin colour Dutch translators Saskia Peeters and Nellie Keukelaar-van Rijsbergern who worked on Omid Scobie's controversial book have insisted the names of two royals at the centre of racism scandal were in the manuscript they were sent During Good Morning Britain's opening credits today, Ben Shephard said: 'The Princess of Wales made no comment at the Royal Variety performance in London last night and it was business as usual for the King at the climate conference in Dubai after they were named in the Dutch version of a new book as the royals who questioned what colour skin Prince Archie would have.' The Dutch edition of Mr Scobie's book named the two royals Meghan allegedly accused of having 'concerns' over 'how dark' Prince Archie would be, which was followed up by Piers Morgan last night identifying them on live television. When told the book's author Mr Scobie had denied the names were in his manuscript Mrs Peters said: 'I don't know why he would say that. The original claim was made by Meghan Markle in the Sussexes' infamous 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview when she revealed there were 'several conversations' between herself, Harry and Royal Family members about 'how dark' Archie would be The inclusion of the names led to 5,000 copies of the book – called 'Final Battle' in Holland – being withdrawn from sale on the bookshelves and pulped Omid Scobie before the Platinum Jubilee service at St Paul's Cathedral on June 3, 2022 Mrs Peters and her colleague Keukellar-van Rijsbergen are credited with the translation in the preface for the book which has been described as 'poisonous' for its attacks on the royal family, in particular Charles, Camilla and the Princess of Wales.