Omid Scobie claims King Charles branded Prince Harry a ‘fool’ after Duke’s Netflix series – as insiders hit back at his new book and insist Royal staff were ‘on eggshells around the Sussexes trying to keep them happy’ after their engagement

King Charles III has been sensationally accused of branding his son Prince Harry ‘that fool’ after the Duke of Sussex’s bombshell Netflix documentary.

Harry made a series of allegations against the royal family in the series, which was released in December last year as part of his £80 million deal with the streaming network.

This prompted an angry response from his father, according to a new book about the royal family by Omid Scobie, the royal author called ‘Meghan’s Mouthpiece’.

In an extract from the book – to be published tomorrow – published in The Sun on Sunday, Mr Scobie wrote: ‘In the palace there were heads in hands and migraine attacks.

“(The show) took the wind out of everyone’s sails,” an aide said. “(He) went from not wanting anyone to talk about his son to openly criticizing ‘that fool.'”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Netflix documentary was released in December last year

The book also contains suggestions that Prince William had briefed Harry, but these were branded ‘outrageous’ by friends of the Prince of Wales last night.

Supporters have defended William and expressed anger and frustration that Mr Scobie was ‘spouting’ what they described as conspiracy theories dressed up as fact.

In excerpts from Endgame, his second book attacking the royal family – and in interviews to publicize it – Scobie has suggested that William ‘prioritised his loyalty to the monarchy’ over his brother and actively leaked information about Harry and Meghan to undermine them.

Kensington Palace remained silent about the furore, but the frustration of those loyal to William was clear. One told the Mail that Scobie’s portrayal of the heir apparent was “the exact opposite” of William’s personal mantra.

“He has always remained tight-lipped when it came to his family and has made it clear to everyone close to him that he would not make ‘deals’ with the media,” they said.

‘Like Harry, he is scarred by the experiences of his childhood, seeing his father and mother engaged in what was called ‘the war of the Waleses’. He never wanted history to repeat itself.

“That was something he and Harry had to agree on.”

Another added: ‘It’s one thing to write criticism of the royal family. That is freedom of expression. But it’s another thing to spread conspiracy theories dressed up as fact. The suggestion that (royal aides) told negative stories (about Harry and Meghan) is completely fabricated. It just didn’t happen.

Omid Scobie’s new book Endgame about the royal family will be released tomorrow

William, Harry, Meghan and Charles speak together at Westminster Abbey in March 2019

“The truth is, everyone was walking on eggshells pretty much from the engagement on, trying to keep them happy.”

In his latest interview with The Sunday Times, Scobie breathlessly describes William as a hot-headed, power-hungry man who has become increasingly willing to allow the Palace to use dirty tricks. Apart from the fact that the prince is occasionally prone to the famous Windsor temper, it is a complete horror to those who know him well.

The author also portrays the Princess of Wales as an underachiever, too afraid of taking a step wrong to raise her head above the ground.

“That will really turn William on,” said another source.

‘He is extremely proud of what his wife has achieved. The Princess is the driving force behind much of their work, especially when it comes to improving mental health.”

Insiders also claim that a number of Scobie’s key claims are ‘simply wrong’ and ‘repeated’.

In response to an accusation that King Charles has gone out of touch and demanded his shoelaces be ironed, a source says bluntly: ‘That was total bull**** when it first surfaced 20 years ago, and it remains so now still.’

Scobie also raises issues of racism and diversity within Charles’ household. He is now accusing two people in royal circles of raising concerns about Prince Archie’s skin color, but claims libel laws prevent him from naming them.

Meghan, Harry, William and Kate on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in July 2018

Questions also remain about the provenance of large parts of the book.

Harry and Meghan have taken steps to distance themselves from it and Scobie has incredulously claimed he is not part of the ‘Sussex camp’, despite a wealth of intimate details about letters, phone calls, texts and conversations between themselves and others members of the Royal. Family.

Meghan has previously been forced to apologize for misleading the High Court because she could not remember emails she exchanged with an aide to help Scobie with his previous Sussex-friendly book, Finding Freedom, after previously stated that she had nothing to do with it.

In Endgame, Scobie openly describes private conversations he had with several members of their staff. And he even brags about a quick phone call he had with Meghan herself after she married Harry.

It came at a time when Mr Scobie was being harassed online over his loyalty to the Duchess.

According to an extract seen by the Mail, he says he received a call he believed was from a staff member with whom he had discussed one of her upcoming royal engagements.

He writes: ‘Hi Omid!’ a female voice squeaked…. “It’s Meghan.”

“I put down my iced coffee, not entirely sure if the call was a prank. “We kept seeing your name pop up on the phone… and I just wanted to say hi, see how you’re doing?” the Duchess reportedly said.

William and Kate welcome the South Korean president during the Horse Guards Parade on November 21

The memory will further question the nature of their relationship.

While The Sunday Times reports that he is careful to say: ‘I did not interview her for this book’, he is also quoted as boasting about sharing ‘mutual friends’ who ‘help in obtaining information and revealing details’ .

In new extracts published in the US last night, Mr Scobie claims Meghan and Kate were encouraged by the palace to dress like Diana.

“But while it’s almost impossible to find a trend untouched by Diana’s iconic style, the sheer amount of effort put into channeling her exact look sometimes goes further than it turned out,” he writes, according to the New YorkPost.

Meanwhile, Mr Scobie himself, clearly angry at the reporting so far, exclaimed on social media that “the distortion of the facts and misquoting currently going on has reached new levels of despair” and said he was looking forward to it to set the record straight in a series of interviews to publicize his book.

But a pithy review in The New York Times, largely sympathetic to the Sussexes, noted: ‘Much of Scobie’s new book is devoted to correcting minor slights against the Sussexes… (but) does them no favors .’ .

It adds: ‘Readers hoping for a final death blow from gossip will be disappointed. We’ve heard a lot about it. From Fergie, from Diana, from Charles, from Harry, from Harry, from Harry again.’

Buckingham Palace declined to comment last night.