Dutch translator of Omid Scobie’s Endgame denies making error: ‘The names were there in black and white’

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Dutch translator for Omid Scobie's Endgame has broken her silence to insist the names of the royals who allegedly raised questions about Prince Archie’s skin colour were "there in black and white" in the manuscript she was sent. I just did what I was paid to do and that was translate the book from English into Dutch.” open image in gallery Endgame: Omid Scobie breaks silence over naming of alleged ‘royal racists’ in Dutch book It comes after Scobie insisted during an interview on ITV’s This Morning that he did not write the names of the royals in Endgame. It does feel like a stunt to sell books – which I understand.” Mr Scobie said he wrote the English language version of his book but does not speak the other languages it was translated into, “so the only time you hear about the book is once it’s come out in the public domain. I have never submitted a book that had their names in it, so I can only talk about my version.” open image in gallery Prince Harry and Meghan told Oprah Winfrey an unidentified member of the monarchy asked about how dark Archie’s skin would be Dutch journalist Rick Evers, who has read the translated book, revealed on Wednesday that the name of the first royal in the Dutch translation is “very specific” while the second one was “a little bit vague”.