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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's hopes of Royal reunion at Christmas have been seemingly dashed as Endgame chaos continues following the publication and "translation errors" of Omid Scobie's latest book.
With the couple "keen to build bridges" with King Charles III and their family in the UK, it was claimed last month that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were eyeing up an invitation to Sandringham for the festive period. "I can’t imagine the Sussexes would decline an invitation to spend time with His Majesty. As of yet, there have not been any invitations for the holidays," a source spilled to a national paper mere weeks ago.
And all looked rather positive for a Christmas visit when, in mid-November, Prince Harry and his father King Charles shared a "warm" phone call for the Monarch's birthday. The chat even saw the King even "exchange awkward pleasantries" with Meghan.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex last spent the festive period in the UK back in 2018 (getty)But any hopes of a Royal reunion in Sandringham this Christmas could have been dashed after co-author of Finding Freedom, Omid Scobie, recently released his new bombshell book titled Endgame. After the book hit shelves chaos ensued when two senior royals, who are alleged to have raised "concerns" and had "conversations" about the colour of Prince Archie's skin before he was born, were named in a Dutch translation of Scobie's scathing new book as Princess Kate and King Charles.
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And now after Royal expert Jennie Bond revealed she doesn't see them getting an invite when she told OK! Magazine: "So I don't think they will be invited for Christmas" amid Harry and William's ongoing feud, a professor has also weighed in with her thoughts following the race row revelations from the "translation error" of Omid Scobie's book Endgame.
Pauline Maclaran, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Research at Royal Holloway, University of London, recently revealed to Express: "I doubt if there was any invitation to spend Christmas with the Royal Family. I would be very surprised. [The furore over Endgame] isn't going to help."
Scobie has denied naming the two senior royals in his original manuscript and blamed an error for the names appearing in the book. Speaking on a Dutch television show, Scobie said: 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.
"I wrote and edited the English version,” he added. “There’s never been no version that I’ve produced that has names in it.”
This comes as Saskia Peeters, who translated the Dutch version of Endgame said: "As a translator, I translate what is in front of me. The names of the royals were there in black and white. I did not add them. I just did what I was paid to do and that was translate the book from English into Dutch." And Dutch publishers Xander Uitgevers put sales of the book on hold temporarily over what it called an "error".
The Royal Family is now said to be "considering all options" including legal action after Royal sources hit back at the "wildly inaccurate" claims, calling them "a mendacious slur".
When the Sussexes made their explosive allegations to Oprah, in an interview broadcast around the world back in 2021, they set in train a public debate about who in the royal family might harbour such racially charged views. In a multicultural modern Britain such allegations against the monarchy generated debate on a matter of such public importance with Scobie's new book claiming to add to that public debate.
Following the initial allegations made in Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview, Buckingham Palace released a statement, which read: "Following the interview, Buckingham Palace released a statement, saying: "The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan. The issues raised, particularly that of race, are concerning. Whilst some recollections may vary, they are taken very seriously and will be addressed by the family privately. Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members."