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Endgame author Omid Scobie interview: Meghan, Harry, Kate and why the royals are tearing themselves apart

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"I’m very tired of the ‘Meg’s pal’ stuff,” says the much gossiped about royal writer Omid Scobie, as we discuss his new book Endgame. “I feel like it’s a force that I can’t even stop… no matter how many times I explain that I’m not her friend… there’s always going to be a million people still calling me ‘Meg’s pal’.”

By way of proving he’s not in the entourage, the London-based royal writer points out that he’s calling from his book tour on the US west coast, but isn’t visiting the Sussexes. “I’m not out here and in California living in Montecito, all of that is just complete nonsense,” he sighs. “The reality is that there’s no friendship there”. Asked to criticise them to further his case, Scobie describes Meghan and Harry as “impatient” and a “couple that ran hot”, which didn’t help negotiations about them leaving the royal family. He adds that if he was doing their PR, he’d tell Harry not to travel on private jets while championing a sustainable travel initiative.

As and Meghan explosively cut ties with the royal family, Scobie became probably the best-known chronicler of “Megxit” with his first book Finding Freedom. While much of the British press were turning on the couple, Scobie.

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