‘Hundreds’ of changes made to Omid Scobie’s Endgame – and expert claims they were done by Sussex camp

HUNDREDS of changes have been made to Omid Scobie’s book by 'Meghan and Harry’s camp', an expert has alleged.

Early copies of Scobie's Endgame published in the Netherlands suggested Princess Kate and King Charles had made remarks about the skin colour of the Sussexes first child, Archie.

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The author of Endgame, 42, had frantically tried to defend himself in interviews, insisting he never named royals in his writing.

But he later admitted an "early and uncleared text" was given to the publisher in the Netherlands so they could begin translations.

Now, Dutch royal expert Rick Evers, who originally spotted the names had been printed, has claimed a re-released version has had “hundreds of changes” made to it.

Mr Evers claims the allegations towards Kate and Charles’ names have now been removed.

In the new version Queen Camilla’s name is changed to “"Camilla, Queen Consort", according to reports.

And claims that King Charles made has “suspicious links and … poor judgment” have been changed to claim he has “questionable choices”

Meanwhile in the new edition William has a “workshy image” - compared to the first version which called him “lazy Wills”.

Mr Evers has expressed has now revealed that he believes the edits are "from the Sussex camp”.

It comes after translator Saskia Peeters claimed the version she received had the names of the royals in "black and white".

In the English versions of Endgame, Scobie says UK laws prevent him from naming names.

But in two passages in a translated version in the Netherlands, the legal excuse is missing and King Charles and Princess Kate are named as the royals involved.

Defending himself in an inews column last week, Scobie wrote: "Unbeknownst to me at the time, early and uncleared text was provided to the Dutch publisher in order for them to start work on the translation, with the understanding that their translation would be updated to reflect the final version of the book I officially submitted."

He added: "To be clear, the only publisher I worked directly with was the one covering the US and UK.

"I spent almost two months with independent British barristers and in-house legal counsel to ensure that every detail in the finished book was legally watertight."

The author also repeatedly insisted he did not write the names in the book.

He told Victoria Derbyshire on BBC's Newsnight last week: “We have a full investigation going on into the series of events that happened. 

“I’m looking forward to finding out more about it because the English version of the book, the only one I know, the version that I signed off on, that’s the book that’s out there today - that’s the book that has no names in it."

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, the Sussexes alleged an unnamed member of the Royal Family spoke about their son's skin colour - a story which appears to have changed a number of times. 

No evidence has ever been produced and Harry subsequently said there was no allegation of "racism".

Instead, they have focused on "unconscious bias" in the Royal Family.

Piers Morgan named the royal pair on his TalkTV show last Wednesday, saying the names were already circulating abroad.

Other media outlets, including the Guardian, New York Times and New York Post also followed suit.

The Sun has contacted the Sussexes for comment.

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