King Charles and Princess Kate beam as they pose with Camilla and William in show of strength after ‘racism’ storm
KING Charles and Princess Kate tonight beamed as they put on a united front and posed with Queen Camilla and Prince William.
The royals smiled at a pre-Christmas event for 500 members of the Diplomatic Corps – in their first appearance together since the Scobie saga began.
An early Dutch version of Omid Scobie’s hatchet-job book Endgame suggested Kate and Charles were the two Royals who made remarks about the skin colour of Harry and Meghan’s first child, Archie.
The poisonous claims have been pilloried by Royal experts – and in the fall out Scobie has been blasted for peddling “bulls**t” excuses about how the names were included in the Dutch translation.
But Kate and Charles beamed tonight as they met for the first time since the claims and posed in the palace’s 1844 Room.
The Queen wore a cream embroidered evening gown by Fiona Clare, Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, Garter Sash and Star, with The Queen Mother’s diamond brooch and the late Queen’s diamond bracelet.
The Princess of Wales wore a dress by Jenny Packham, Lovers Knot Tiara royal family order Earrings and the Kate Queen’s Greville diamond chandelier earrings.
The Lover’s Knot tiara was reported loaned by the late Queen for Di’s wedding day but she chose to wear a Spencer family tiara instead.
The diamond and pearl piece was made in 1914 for Queen Mary.
The Royal pair’s public appearances come after aides said Charles and the princess were continuing with “business as usual” after the Endgame fallout.
Royal sources slammed the claims of racism, branding them “outrageous” and “mendacious smears”, as Buckingham Palace it understood to be “considering all options”.
“There has been no rush to make a decision and there certainly will not be a knee-jerk reaction,” an insider told the Mirror.
In a bid to rise above the current “racism” row, Kate is also hosting a charity Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey as a senior Government minister praised the “dignity” and “grace” of both the princess and her father-in-law.
William and Kate similarly brushed off the drama brewing around them as they received a standing ovation at the Royal Variety Performance held at the Royal Albert Hall last week.
It was the first time the Royal couple had been seen since the royal “racist” row.
When they made their way inside the hall, the crowd cheered and clapped as the couple took their seats.
King Charles also put on a brave face as he attended the COP28 environment conference last week in Dubai.
Scobie previously defended himself on This Morning and said: “I wrote and edited the English version of the book with one publisher, that then gets licensed to other publishers.
“I obviously can’t speak Italian, German, French, Dutch or any of the other languages that it’s come out.
“I’m as frustrated as everyone else.”
He added: “I had never submitted a book that had their names in it. I can only talk about my version.
“I’m frustrated but I wouldn’t say I’m upset about it.”
Meanwhile, Harry and Meghan are yet to comment on the “racism” row and have been “urged to break their deafening silence”.