King Charles ignores latest royal drama in first appearance after bombshell book

April 22, 2024

King Charles has been seen for the first time since the publication of Omid Scobie’s royal book Endgame.

King Charles has made his first outing since the publication earlier this week of Endgame, a book by Omid Scobie about the current state of the monarchy. The book features bombshell claims about his family, including his youngest son Prince Harry.

King Charles seen for first time since publication of royal book

The King is currently in Dubai and recently met with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is the President of Nigeria. When asked how he was, the 75-year-old cracked a joke about his recent birthday. He said: “I’m all right very much… just about. Having had a rather ancient birthday recently, recovering from the shock of that.”

The King’s chat with the Nigerian president is the first of many meetings with leaders from around the globe, as the royal is in Dubai on a two-day trip for Cop 28. He has met with students to discuss advancements in technology, and tomorrow will deliver the opening address at this year’s event. He previously did so when he was the Prince of Wales at Cop 26.

Publication error for Scobie’s book

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The royal book’s publication could be what caused King Charles’ hesitant response.

When it was published, early reviews of the Dutch version allegedly named two people who had discussions about Harry’s eldest, Archie, and his skin color. The alleged conversation and remarks were mentioned by Harry and Meghan Markle in their 2021 tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, although Harry, 39, said he would never name the people who had the discussion.

At the time, when asked about it directly, Prince William said that the royal family were “very much not a racist family.”

A statement from Buckingham Palace, which was published on behalf of Queen Elizabeth, read: “The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. While some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately.”

The book was soon pulled from shelves and, in an interview with Dutch chat show RTL Boulevard, Scobie said that he had nothing to do with the Dutch printing, having only written and edited the English version as he “doesn’t speak Dutch.”

“The book is in several languages, and unfortunately I do not speak Dutch. But if there are translation errors, I’m sure the publishers will have it under control.”

He added that there had “never been no version that I’ve produced that has names in it.”

King Charles ‘could abdicate’ within the next few years

A royal columnist and biographer, Clive Irving, believes that the King could abdicate “when he’s 80.’

“It may have already been surreptitiously planned that the King will abdicate when he’s 80,” Irving said. He claimed that the King could stay on the throne for a few more years to see The Firm through a “difficult transitional phase” which came after Harry and Meghan stepped down from their royal duties in 2020 and his mother’s death last year.

“He [Charles] wants to just have his moment in the limelight for a few years,” Irving explained.

“Make sure that William and Harry are carried through what’s going to be an incredibly difficult transitional phase for the monarchy.’

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