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Omid Scobie is a London-based journalist and author. His New York Times bestselling biography on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, 'Finding Freedom', remains the fastest selling royal book in almost two decades* and has seen Scobie become the most talked about royal correspondent of this generation. Today, he remains an authoritative voice on the lives and philanthropic endeavours of the British Royal Family and can be regularly seen on American TV as a royal contributor for Good Morning America and ABC News. He was Yahoo News UK’s royal executive editor from 2022-23.
Yahoo News UKProtests and apathy: Why King Charles should be worried about the rise of indifference and republicanism
Charles's coronation may be just around the corner, but there has been a noticeable shift in how the monarch is viewed across the country.
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'A cruel punishment': The inside story of King Charles's eviction of Harry and Meghan
The couple have just weeks to clear out their Windsor home - and Charles has already offered Prince Andrew the keys
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What this week's fictitious Harry and Meghan gossip reveals about the Royal Family's wider problems
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are on an official royal visit to the Caribbean, but the press remain focused on Harry and Meghan.
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It’s time for Andrew to realise that a comeback is never going to happen
The Duke of York has a 'sensitivity chip' missing, one associate has said, and doesn't understand the reasons behind the public's anger towards him.
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I admire Princess Kate's early years work – but to have any impact it needs more than 'awareness'
The Princess of Wales has just launched her Shaping Us campaign, but will it really have an impact?
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Why the Royal Family's 'silence' over Prince Harry’s memoir has been far from dignified
The Royal Family has refused to comment on revelations made in Harry's memoir Spare. But is everything quite as it seems?
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Stop pretending to be shocked by Harry's book - he's just following in his own father's footsteps
Harry has been criticised by some for betraying his family's privacy - but Charles has already been there with his own book some 30 years ago.
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King Charles’s plans for a full-blown coronation during a cost of living crisis are out of touch and hypocritical
Charles will be crowned King amid full pomp and ceremony on 6 May.
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How the Royal Family will spend their first Christmas without the Queen: ‘It will be heavy’
The focus, more than ever, is on family this Christmas as - bar Meghan and Harry - everyone reunites at Sandringham.
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The palace DID brief against Harry and Meghan - what's the point in denying something so obvious?
It is laughable to insist royal aides did not brief against the Sussexes, says Omid Scobie, who shares his personal experience of the time the palace hit back at him.
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When it comes to race the British monarchy has proven once again how toxic it is
The Palace responded quickly to the racist questioning of Ngozi Fulani, but if it doesn't admit it is institutionally racist, the same issue will rear its ugly head soon enough.
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Why the Royal Family can't keep quiet about their 'stolen jewels' for much longer
King Charles missed an opportunity to do more to right historic wrongs during the state visit of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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King Charles' monarchy is too slim — let Eugenie and Beatrice start doing engagements
There's currently a small group of working royals not quite big enough to carry out the present model of engagements.
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The media has got it all wrong about Prince Harry's memoir - here's the real truth about 'Spare'
Far from Harry 'playing the victim', this is what readers can expect to discover in his forthcoming memoir.
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The Royal Family and media have no one to blame for The Crown’s 'fiction' other than themselves
Omid Scobie's watched the new season of 'The Crown' and can confirm much of the content is sourced from reality.
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Zara and Mike Tindall regularly cash in on their royal status — so why aren’t the usual critics outraged?
Recently, Mike Tindall has accepted an offer from 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' and new modelling campaign images featuring Zara have been unveiled.
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Prince Harry’s war against the British media has only just started
Lawyers for Duke of Sussex have filed action alongside five high-profile individuals
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Prince Andrew wanted a comeback, but his family and the palace have ended that dream
Prince Andrew had thought he was on the way back to the public eye, but his much longed for comeback seems unlikely.
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The UK's economic turmoil is a reminder than the royals must rein in the extravagance
With a pared-down coronation set for late next spring, King Charles is already showing the intent to tighten the purse strings.
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'Sink or swim': The future of the monarchy rests on King Charles's newly crowned head
The new monarch must make an immediate impact - and it needs to be a progressive one.