Prince William feels hurt Over Kate named in ‘wildly inaccurate’ allegations
Prince William will be “furious” that Kate has been dragged into the racism row, says an expert, as royal sources have hit back a “wildly inaccurate” allegations in Omid Scobie’s new book.
The monarchy is reeling after King Charles and Kate were revealed as the two royals who voiced “concerns” over the skin tone of Harry and Meghan’s son Archie with claims that it has suffered “long-lasting reputational damage.
Charles has appeared at Cop28, the UN Climate Change summit hosted by Dubai, in the midst of a storm. He and Kate are alleged to be the royals have raised “concerns” during family discussions about how dark the skin of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son might be, before he was born.
Their names were published in the Dutch edition of journalist Omid Scobie’s book Endgame, about the future of the royal family, which was quickly pulled from the shelves after the disclosure, which was not present in the English language version. Royal sources hit back at the “wildly inaccurate” claims, calling them “a mendacious slur”.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were the first members of the royal family to face public questions about the race row, when a member of the press shouted out to them when they arrived at the Royal Variety Performance on Thursday night. William was asked: “Your royal highness, have you got a comment about Omid Scobie’s book?”. The couple did not respond to questions.
And royal expert Ingrid Seward told The Mirror: “There is no doubt Prince William will be furious about the latest supposed slur against his wife. He will be angry at the media for giving the story such massive exposure. He will be angry with Harry and Meghan regardless of whether they were involved or not. He will be angry with himself for allowing Catherine’s name to be involved as he is very protective of her.
William has a big temper, but he is also kind and sympathetic. He will use this to comfort his princess should she need it. But Catherine is not a Middleton for nothing. She is strong and has grown stronger over the years of being inside the Royal Family. She has had to. They all do. As it is an unwritten rule to ignore the unpleasant and often untrue things said about them. Otherwise, they would not be able to function.”
The row has overshadowed the King’s address to Cop28, where he warned global leaders the world remains “dreadfully far off track” in key climate targets and called for meaningful change.
