Quotes and facts from new royal book Endgame

Here are five prominent claims and quotes from Omid Scobie’s book about the royal family called Endgame:

– The King likes to have his shoelaces ironed

– Two people – not one – raised questions about the skin colour of Meghan and Harry’s son Archie before he was born

In their interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex alleged an unidentified member of the monarchy – but not Queen Elizabeth II or her husband the Duke of Edinburgh – had, as Meghan said, raised “concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born”.

Scobie claims in Endgame that two people, named in private letters between Charles and Meghan, raised questions about Archie’s skin colour.

– Former prime minister Boris Johnson “irritated” the King over late Queen’s Speech

Last May, Charles deputised for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, during the state opening of Parliament where he read the Queen’s Speech, the outline of Government business for the next session.

– Buckingham Palace’s vision of a scaled-back coronation to reflect the cost-of-living crisis lost out to Downing Street’s “full-fat” celebration

The King’s coronation on May 6 saw national celebrations staged and a concert held in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

But according to Endgame, the event may have looked different: “Prime Minister Sunak and the government approached the coronation from the opposite position. While Charles wanted to downsize, Sunak and Whitehall (the government) envisioned a full-fat celebratory weekend — the full monty of carriages, a big concert, and national celebration.”

– What next for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?

Meghan has spent time keeping “her head down” to focus on building her “own business”, according to Endgame.

Scobie wrote: “…a source said Meghan is building ‘something more accessible…something rooted in her love of details, curating, hosting, life’s simple pleasures, and family’.”