Omid Scobie: I'm not pals with Harry and Meghan'

The royal insider’, thought to be a spokesman for the Sussexes, tells Robbie Griffiths about the family’s flaws, William's alleged temper and the King’s love of luxury

- Robbie Griffiths

I ’M very tired of the ‘Meg’s pal’ stuff ,” says the much go s siped-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 calling me ‘Meg’s pal’.”

By way of proving it, the London-based author says 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 says Meghan and Harry were “impatient” and a “couple that ran hot”, which didn’t help when leaving the royals. He adds that if he was doing their PR, he’d tell Harry not to go on private jets while working on a sustainable travel project.

As Prince Harry and Meghan explosively cut ties with the royal family, Scobie became probably the bestknown chronicler of “Megxit” with his first book Finding Freedom. While much of the British press were turning on the couple, Scobie aired their side of the story, leading many outlets and royal fans to accuse him of being craven, as well as Meghan’s mouthpiece.

The noise has only gotten worse after he was a witness in a trial brought by Prince Harry against the press, which he says he chose to do out of personal conviction. Things get heated — Scobie says he had call the police after there were threats to burn down his house.