Omid Scobie's new book

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Heads up, Omid is back on the PR trail...

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/harry-meghan-author-omid-scobie-31362434

BTW, can anyone explain why he's Harper's Royal reporter when he only seems to have access to or report on Harry and Meghan? It's a bit strange.

Yes Messy Garden, in my post I wrote about the article discussing lots of ‘problems’ .

But unlike you, apparently, I read to the end and found the bit I highlighted in my post above. This might all be true, that there are financial problems, but it could also be made up bullshit because of the denial of problems at the end of the article. I’ve learned to be wary of anything I read in the tabloids concerning anything about H&M - because tabloids are repeatedly intent on casting them in a bad light about anything and everything.

But unlike you, apparently, I read to the end and found the bit I highlighted in my post above

oh give over, would ya ! 😏

No, be honest about it ALL. Present it fairly or what is the point?

I wonder why Carolyn Durand isn’t involved in this book .

If he cared so much about his grandmother, why didn’t he go to see her when he was in the UK?

When did I last see my grandmother? Oh that’s right, you don’t know. Because I’m a person you don’t know. Like Harry.

It’s all been rehashed so many times that these excerpts are now looking rather tired, but yet very tarnished.

OS really is a creep. Of course he isn’t the first or won’t be the last to try and make money selling his version of events of famous royals. Lordy be the late Princess of Wales had enough of them, and still does many years after her death.

But there is something deeply unedifying about a spokesperson who has been linked to H&M in the past trying to infer insider information about family dynamics pertaining to the hours leading up to and immediately after The Queen’s death. Some things just need to remain private.

It’s also beyond ridiculous to suggest that timescales could have been altered to fit in with travel logistics for PH when the whole operation and planned communication strategies had been in place for years in relation to Her Majesty’s death. It was clear to anyone watching BBC news that afternoon with presenters changing into black tie and talking in somber tone that she had either already died or was very imminently going to do so. But I suppose he’s writing for the American market who may be more gullible to lapping up his hogwash.

I think at the end of the day H&M need to put some very clear distance between themselves and OS.

Treesinmygarden

Nobody cares? Sorry to say, lots of people care actually. I will not be constrained in what I post by anyone on here, unless it goes against TG of course which is only fair.

Have a good Friday, yippeee it's weekend!

OS isn't pals with M and H. M and H are not pals with OS. No one is pals 😂You would almost think they were enemies with all the "Sussex supporters " and " insiders" thoughts on all of it. Basically this book is a rehash of old tales that are anonymous in source.

Reading today that they have distanced themselves from this book, which I think is a good move on their part. Saw Meghan at those Variety awards, have to say she looked amazing.

I think their best way forward is to just completely stop talking about the Royal family at all as people are just tired of it. The Royal Family are not engaging so it is the same old stories over and over again. Omid is the frenemy they don't need - he is feeding the media with exactly what they want.

I think this was a wise move by the Royals, limit contact of all kinds so there is no new events for the media to pore over. There are no big events on the horizon now that would call for the Sussexes to be with the rest of the Royals (at least in a public sense).

How do we know they are friends - we don’t
How do we know they are distancing - we don’t
It is information we’re fed by a “close source” and what they want us to believe

She looked radiant. Absolutely gorgeous. I saw a photo circulating of her these past couple of days, where she looked very slim and people were tearing her apart, accusing her of taking something called Ozempic. I even noticed some 'feminist' women taking part.

It really looks like M&H want to build a future that isn't tied to speaking about the RF and I say good luck to them.

'It really looks like M&H want to build a future that isn't tied to speaking about the RF and I say good luck to them'

Better late than never I suppose. Although surely it's more to do with the fact they've ran out of material. I mean there's only so much 'poor me' Harry can churn out.

Yeah, they have little left to say and probably are reading the room that whatever they might have left to say, no one is interested in hearing.

I wonder if Meghan will go into politics - that could reenergize them.

yep we don't know anything. but people will just make it all up.

I think they're far too thin skinned to cope with the brutal world of politics. Lets face it the rules and protocols of the rf upset them on a daily basis, politics would be carnage in comparison.

They need to stick to the odd wave at a charity event.

They are already involved in politics though the Aspen Institute. The sort of scary backdoor politics that is much more insidious than being a puppet senator.

Thanks ALittleTeawithmilk and themessygarden

I knew I'd read something about 30m but clearly that's funds pumped in (where from? that's quite a significant cash shot)

It'd be interesting to know why the execs were sacked and what the truth is about the alleged budget deficit. No doubt time will tell.

While Omid and Meghan may not be 'friends' , he has admitted, in a Vanity Fair interview, to having a trusted relationship with her. Apparently in Finding Freedom, he writes about having had a beer with Harry.

We know that he and the Sussexs' vehemently denied they had any involvement in Finding Freedom, which was an outright lie. So the public actually know a lot more about their connection without having to make too many guesses.

I am beginning to wonder if the 'close source' he refers to might be Eugenie, she would be a trusted conduit for passing on accurate information from them to Omid, no fear of her whistleblowing.

I don’t think it is Eugenie - although I can see why you might think that - as there has been speculation recently that B and E will be asked to take on some Royal engagements due to the RF being a bit thin on the ground with working Royals .
I cannot see her wanting to get on the wrong side of The King or the POW .
Despite the denials , I sense the hand of H and/ or M .

It's absolutely hilarious to see how the more M&H get on with their lives and genuinely do well, the more some folks here get palpably frustrated, judging by the insulting posts in this thread.

Despite all the incessant mud-slinging, M&H are doing exceptionally well. They are continuing to promote the causes they are passionate about, from Invictus to Scotty's Little Soldiers. They are continuing to engage with movers and shakers from Justin Trudeau to Tyler Perry to the Head of NATO to Jeff Bezos to the head of Netflix. And doing all this while having fun with A-list celebs at Beyonce concerts or looking hot (Harry) at the F1 Grand Prix. And even hanging out with some RF members and other fam, including Beatrice and Eugenie and Diana's sisters. And keeping their kids and even their own travel plans well away from the increasingly desperate British tabloids, who, like many posters here, are reduced to rehashing the same stale BS stories over and over again (M&H divorcing! xyz feud with RF! H sold his family for money! M&H shunned by Hollywood! Z-lister said M&H are has-beens! boring bla-bla-bla!)

So folks, keep taking potshots at M&H on MN, it's clearly having an impact on their lives!

The second to last pic in this looks A-MA-ZING!!!

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a45870301/meghan-markle-variety/

If Harry having a beer with Omid means he has had something to do with his book, then Camilla's close relationship with Clarkson and Piers means she has had a hand in all their nasty shit about Meghan too.

Actually I think it’s more Harry’s email saying “Absolutely give information to Omid but we have to be able to say we had nothing to do with it” means that he had something to do with Omid Scobie’s book. The fact that outside that email they have also socialised together is just corroborative.