Harry & Meg author’s swipe at Princess Kate as book claims she is terrified to do anything but ‘grinning photo ops’
HARRY and Meghan’s author has taken a swipe at Princess Kate, claiming she is terrified to do anything but “grinning photo ops”.
Omid Scobie made the claims about the Princess of Wales ahead of the release of his bombshell book – ‘Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival’.
Royal biographer Scobie, dubbed “Meghan’s mouthpiece”, smeared Kate as “pliable” in the book and said that her achievements were exaggerated.
And in an interview published yesterday to plug Endgame, the author said: “The small achievements that we’ve seen from the Princess of Wales wouldn’t perhaps be noticed if it was from another member of the Royal Family, but with Kate it’s like ‘wow!'”
Scobie added that “we infantilise [Kate] massively so the bar is always lower”.
Now, the Sunday Times reports that in Scobie’s book the Princess is “portrayed as a woman terrified to do anything more than grinning photo ops”.
His cruel swipe in Endgame – described by a friend of the Princess as “horribly unjust” – will no doubt infuriate the Royal Family.
Kate, who is popular with the public, is passionate about the causes closest to her heart such as early years campaigning.
Just days ago she was spotted giving a helping hand during a visit to a baby bank in Barnet, north London.
The Princess of Wales was kickstarting an initiative from her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to provide support to families with young children in the run up to Christmas.
In his book – due for release on Tuesday – Scobie also claimed that Kate spent more time “talking about” her sister-in-law than actually with her.
One extract states: “Their views, their outlooks, are very different, and I can see that becoming an issue over the years ahead.”
Endgame, by Omid Scobie, also attempts to portray a rift between King Charles and eldest son Prince William by claiming they are on a “collision course to become rivals”.
His bombshell book alleges that Charles is a lavish spender who makes “gobsmacking” demands.
And it also quotes an unnamed source who reportedly says heir to the throne William views his dad as a “transitional monarch”.
Scobie describes the pair as having “clashing approaches and opinions”.
Dai Davies, the former head of royal protection for the Met Police, said: “This is clearly a hatchet job. I don’t know the relationship between father and son but they have always seemed close to me.
“I wouldn’t trust a word this Scobie says — and where he gets his sources from is debatable.
“People like this know it’s very rare for the royals to comment and we’ve had enough from Harry’s camp for a lifetime. This is just another publicity-seeking stunt.
“This sounds like an attempt to drive a wedge between the King and William.”
Scobie co-wrote Finding Freedom, the sympathetic bestseller about Harry and Meghan, and has been dubbed the couple’s “cheerleader-in-chief” but denies this.
It had looked like the relationship between the Sussexes and Charles was thawing when it emerged they spoke to him on his 75th birthday and played a video of grandkids Archie, four, and two-year-old Lilibet singing Happy Birthday.
And it was claimed that Harry and Meghan made it clear they would accept an invitation to Sandringham for Christmas.
But the leaked version of the book, which is being serialised in a French magazine, blasts Charles.
It accuses him of being pampered and alleges the late Queen would repeatedly complain about his “extravagantly luxurious lifestyle”.
It reports a rumour that Charles has a servant squeeze his toothpaste — but The Sun on Sunday understands that the King just needed help during a short period after breaking an arm in a polo accident.
And damagingly, it alleges Buckingham Palace aides said before the Queen’s death that Charles did not have “the moxie or the vision to be king”.
Scobie attacks the monarchy more broadly, calling it an “anachronistic, intolerant organisation steeped in bigotry and privilege”.