A new royal book contains a series of brand-new revelations about the Firm – as well as some alleged mistakes.
Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival by author Omid Scobie is set to hit shelves tomorrow (Tuesday, November 28). But critics have already reported some discrepancies in the text, reports The Sun.
Princess Diana's car crash
One such claim suggests the fatal 1997 car crash that killed Princess Diana happened after her driver was blinded by a "major white flash" from a chasing photographer’s camera. The text reportedly goes on to claim he lost control at 65mph and collided with a concrete pillar.
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However, this theory was previously dismissed by authorities in France and former Met Police chief Lord John Stevens. And this isn't the only allegation in the book that has been questioned by royal experts.
Queen Camilla
Endgame reportedly sees Scobie allege Buckingham Palace lied by saying Camilla would not become the Queen when King Charles ascended the throne. This comes in spite of the late Queen Elizabeth II having said it was her "sincere wish" back in 2020, two years prior to her death. Camilla was coronated alongside her husband in a lavish ceremony in May of this year.
Charles' infidelity
Elsewhere the author has come under fire for his portrayal of Charles and the breakdown of his marriage to Princess Diana. The pair divorced in August 1996, just a year before her tragic death, but their union had not been a happy one for some time prior to the split.
Critics have slammed Scobie for portraying Charles as a cheating husband who wreaked havoc on his ex-wife. However, both parties have admitted being unfaithful to one another during the course of their marriage.
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Unpopular royals
In an interview with the Sunday Times in the run-up to the book's release, Scobie claimed the monarchy is unpopular – and said young people and an ever-growing republican movement were to blame.
"We are at this pivotal moment in time where the future of the Royal Family as we know it is in a crisis," Scobie told the publication. "That crisis being a lack of interest from young people, an apathy, a growing republican movement, questions over whether the family still uphold the morals and values of the crown that the Queen did such a great job of."
However, popularity polls suggest this may not be the case. According to the most recent YouGov statistics from October 2, 52% of Brits reckon the monarchy is good for Britain, while just 17% think it is bad for Britain. 25% said the institution is neither good nor bad, and five percent didn't know.
Young people do, however, seem to be less enthused by the royals. Just 27% of 18-24 year olds agree the monarchy is good for Britain – more than a third think it is neither good nor bad.
These claims are just some of a number levelled at the royals ahead of Endgame's release. Scobie also claimed in an interview that "pliable" Kate Middleton is "terrified to do anything more than grinning photo ops."
"The small achievements that we’ve seen from the Princess of Wales wouldn’t, perhaps, be noticed if they were from another member of the family. But with Kate it's like, 'Wow!'"
Kate's pal has branded the description "unjust."
The Daily Star has contacted Endgame publishers Harper Collins for comment.
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