Omid Scobie's claim that the Princess of Wales was commonly known by the nickname 'Katie Keen' because of her eagerness to please palace officials has baffled royal correspondents who had never heard the term used.
So where did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's cheerleader get the nickname?
In America, where Prince Harry and Meghan now live, the name feels much more familiar.
Katy Keene, it turns out, is a well-known character from the cult American comic series Archie. And also happens to be a favorite of Meghan.
Last year, the former actress used her Archetypes podcast series (RIP) to tell listeners about her love for the comic. “I read a lot of Archie Comic books as a kid,” she told Mindy Kaling. “I've always wanted this cookie cutter's perfect life.”
The Princess of Wales was commonly known by the nickname “Katie Keen,” according to Omid Scobie's new book Endgame
Katy Keene, it turns out, is a well-known character in the American cult comic book series Archie. And also happens to be a favorite of Meghan
Meghan used her Archetypes podcast last year to tell her listeners about her love for the comic book
The King is believed to be taking the revelations in Scobie's book “very seriously” after two members of the royal family, reportedly himself and the Princess of Wales, were named in the Dutch version of the book as the royals targeted by Meghan were identified as 'concerned'. about the skin color of her future son
Scobie insisted he did not mention the names of the two royals or that the leak was a publicity stunt
In the 1960s cartoon, later turned into a television series starring Lucy Hale, Katy is the girl next door, longing for fame and dripping with ambition, who eventually becomes a Broadway star.
Meghan, meanwhile, made it clear that she sees herself more as Betty – the kind but meek character from the Archie stories known for rescuing injured birds and helping the homeless.
“I'm the smart one, not the pretty one,” she told Kaling.
Scobie's book is being taken 'very seriously' by the king after two senior royals, reportedly Charles himself and the Princess of Wales, were both named in the Dutch version of the book as having been identified by Meghan amid claims there were 'concerns' . expressed about the skin color of her future son.
The author 'swore on his life' that the revelation was not a publicity stunt, but the Mail revealed this week that one of the translators responsible for the publication insisted she had been given a manuscript with 'the names of the royal family there in black and white' white'. white'.
Elsewhere in Endgame, Scobie claimed that Netflix deliberately dropped the trailer for its Harry and Meghan docuseries on the same day that Prince William arrived in Boston to present the 2022 Earthshot Awards.
He also revealed that the Duke of Sussex was furious when he discovered that his godmother – and the late Queen's lady-in-waiting, Lady Susan Hussey, had become embroiled in a racing row.