Apparently the book is hardly selling fast
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...m-row-barely-stirs-a-ripple-on-london-streets
In the last two centuries London’s oldest bookshop, Hatchards on Piccadilly, has sold stories of royal scandals, ructions and rifts.
The latest book in the royal genre, Endgame by journalist Omid Scobie, was at the centre of a media frenzy for most of last week, but was barely causing a ripple among shoppers this weekend. It was not on prominent display at the five-storey bookstore, which has royal warrants. The single copy had been put aside on order. At the nearby Waterstones, about 14 copies were stacked on a table near the entrance, but there was limited interest there too.
The book by a journalist who is viewed by many as a cheerleader for Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex has received some scathing reviews, with the Evening Standard describing it as an “absolute turkey”. The Washington Post observed that “the royal tea spilled here isn’t exactly hot”. But thanks to its rehashing of a story about whether two members of the royal family discussed the potential skin colour of Harry and Meghan’s first child, it has prompted a wave of front-page headlines.
At Hatchards, many shoppers had not heard of the book and most of those who had did not intend to buy it. Tom Manson, 40, a chartered surveyor from Clitheroe, Lancashire, said he considered coverage of the book “salacious nonsense”.
The bottom line is that the book does not appear to have been well written, and for all his claims about sources and contacts, he has rehashed old tabloid stories.
As I said in an earlier thread I now wonder about some of the filler stuff about feelings , and who was speaking to whom, same with the investments, is it a lot of it good guess work.
When Harry was younger he would have received advice/ support on investments , it would have been done for him and hopefully it was done wisely so that is a fairly good guess.
I do not think we are any further forward with what happened the day the Queen died, and why Harry was not on the plane. He has complained for months that William didn't answer his messages, he was speaking with his father, he his on good terms with the Yorks why not phone Andrew.
The only thing is the letter and the names. So out of a whole book not that well written that is all we have that is new , and even that was a ' mistake'.
We still do not know for sure if it is correct and the context of the conversation, the only person who can tell us that is Harry because Meghan was not there.
It does appear that Meghans fingerprints are all over this , and that is maybe an unfair comment, but that is because she has a track record, people are now expecting things like this from her.
Omid claims the letter contents came from an ex disgruntled member of Charles staff, that should be easy enough to trace, or was that a red herring to take the attention away from the couple.
He also said in an interview that he had not known that Meghan had provided information to her communications secretary with regards Finding Freedom, he found out with the rest of the world were his words.
For somebody who claims to know the inner working of the palaces did he not expect a communications secretary to check or at least discuss with their boss what responses to send.
There are no winners in any of this, but I would say that Omid is the real loser, Harry and Meghan will distance themselves from him, the book is not that good, and he cannot be trusted with confidential information.
It is also unfortunate for the couple if they were trying to build bridges with the King as it looks like a betrayal on their part.
