Kate Middleton, King Charles named as Archie’s alleged skin-tone questioners in Dutch ‘Endgame’ tell-all

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The author of a new book about the British Royal Family has been scrutinized after a Dutch translation of the bombshell publication named two members of the family who allegedly raised concerns about the skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s unborn son, Archie.

The Dutch version of Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival, by royal editor Omid Scobie, was yanked from store shelves this week after it was discovered that the copy names King Charles III and Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, as the questioners.

In the English version of the book, Scobie writes that he knew the identities of the two people who approached Markle with their concerns, but did not explicitly name them, citing Britain’s strict libel laws.

He also says he never turned in a draft of the book to any publisher that included names.

“There’s never been a version that I’ve produced that has names in it,” Scobie said during an interview with Dutch television program RTL Boulevard, according to BBC News.

“Unfortunately I can’t speak Dutch so I haven’t seen the copy for myself, so if there have been any translation errors I’m sure the publisher’s got it under control,” said Scobie.

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However, in an interview with ITV Thursday morning, Scobie didn’t exactly deny that the Dutch