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Nine royal revelations from Omid Scobie’s scathing new book Endgame

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The royal family is riven with ambition, suspicion and competition with the Prince and Princess of Wales at the heart of it all, according to an explosive new book about The Firm.

In Endgame, royal reporter and author Omid Scobie moves beyond Prince Harry to detail an alleged power struggle between King Charles and Prince William.

He explores the new king’s relationship with his disgraced brother Prince Andrew and examines why Kate is perfect in the mould of Britain’s future queen.

Scobie examines the UK media’s coverage of past controversies surrounding William and Kate, and makes sensational claims about the heir’s attitude towards his brother Harry.

Ahead of the book’s release on 28 November, here are some of the biggest royal revelations from Endgame:

William snapping at Charles’ heels as ‘ambitious’ prince eyes throne

One of the key themes of Scobie’s book is the alleged ‘rift’ between King Charles and Prince William (Getty)

Scobie highlights an alleged rift between King and his son, the Prince of Wales. In , William is painted as an ambitious, hot-headed prince, determined to lead the royal family into the future, with Scobie claiming that he wants to “rip up” the rulebook

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