Omid Scobie writing tell all book

[CosmosQueen]

The biographer of the Duke and Duchess of Sussexwarned that his next book will reveal moments that the Royal family should be “ashamed of”.
Omid Scobie claimed he was one of few journalists writing about the Royal family whose work was impartial and “spin-free”
As such, he said his forthcoming book, provocatively titled Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival, would focus on the negative as much as the positive and would shine a light on “unsolved mysteries”
“Endgame not only looks at the successes of our Royal family but also the failures; the things to be proud of and those they should be ashamed of,” he wrote in the I newspaper

Just when will this end? I feel so sorry for their poor children who will have to live with the knowledge that their parents and his obnoxious individual were prepared to do anything to make money.

she’s a lying skank

But why would the less politic statement also be misogynistic- rather belies your position doesn’t it? Also interesting again as to the focus only being on her and not them.

Now, that was sniping !

The statement was pointed but not untrue. Service is not the sole provenance of the British Royal family.

So Meghan's statement was pointed but not untrue but the palace statement was horrid, snide, slippery.

I personally don't think it was - it was just as pointed.

exactly. In fact it was the original statement that was snippy and rude. How arrogant to think the only, or best way to be 'of service;' is if you are a british royal and are paid an enormous amount of money for it and have exemptions from laws everyone else is subject to. Now that is truly horrid.

The statement wasn't just about pocs and the possible colours of any childrens' skins. It was about all the vague things said in that interview.

I have had to point this out many times:

This is a discussion board.
It is not a fan club
There is very much to criticise re the Windsors and the harm they do to this country

I just don't see how she could be characterised as "confused" as, despite her outings being curtailed, she was still having plenty of meetings and some in-person events.

The "recollections may vary" statement was in March 2021, about 18 months before her death, and before hospitalisation of the October that year (which was the time when, on doctors' orders, she began to scale back)

Oh my goodness, yes.

When H&M said that, I thought yesss! at least someone recognises this. Think of the millions of volunteers all over the UK toiling away helping others, food banks, children's helplines, voluntary MH services, unsung heroes like carers and foster parents... Service is not the sole occupation of the privileged RF, who, let's face it just have to turn up smile, look interested and walk away, not thinking of their next voluntary shift
What they do is not at the hard end of service exactly is it...

What did Sussex Royal say? The Queen does not own the word “Royal”?

Yes. Which of course is literally true - not least because of the many other monarchies in the world.

But it's not the whole truth - that use of the term "royal" in certain circumstances in Britain is very much controlled by the monarch, and those circumstances immediate family members and branding

Could someone point me in the direction of where QE said only she lived a life of service, no-one else?

there is an assumption that because the palace said relocations may vary, that H&M were lying or wrong.
but that same thing could be said by them. maybe the palace were lying or wrong.

I think the issue was that they were issuing a lecture on service to someone who, no matter your POV, can be said to have served for a very long time… when they’re not actually doing any sort of service whatsoever. Service isn’t universal, because not everyone is doing it.

She didn't.

The "Service is universal" was included in the Sussex reply to a Buckingham Palace statement in February 2021:

"The Queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of the Royal Family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service"

Harry and Meghan not returning as working members of Royal Family - BBC News

I notice one poster has liberally quoted anecdotes from Spare as though they were fact. They aren’t. They are remembered stories and impressions from someone who has freely admitted his memory may at times be faulty.

It would be helpful for people to say they are relying on Harry’s memoir for their information, also to correctly retell the stories without adding their own embellishments. Just so we can all be clear how reliable it is.

yet people take as fact things from books where the author had never met H&M

Nothing’s fact unless it’s supported by hard evidence. Much of what’s posted on these threads is supposition, as long as people are clear about that, no problem.

That's very true.

True

I always felt that this statement and the response were talking at cross purposes. The Queen was talking about the very specific public service duties and responsibilities that come with being a senior royal (I'm not saying all senior royals necessarily fulfill those responsibilities btw). The Sussexes were saying that anyone can live a life of service to others.

I think they were both right. You can't do half in and half out as a senior royal because sooner or later you'll get caught in a conflict of interests like Sophie did in the early years. But neither is living to serve others limited to a specific family role. We can all do that. Maybe the key to the difference is in the word "public"?

The ‘public service’ lie is the biggest con the ‘royals’ attempt.

They had to double down on it.

Its an insult to anyone who does a real days work

Most of those posting obsessively about Harry & Meghan are massive supporters of the royal family. It seems it's far more addictive to bitch about people (especially a woman) than it is to praise or show an interest in what the rest of the family are doing.

Sorry, that doesn't make sense to me.

If posters are 'massive supporters of the RF' why aren't they praising and showing an interest in what the rest of the family are doing? Surely they would be criticising Meghan AND praising the the rest of the family?