A new book on the British royal family has been pulled from shops in the Netherlands amid reports that a translation error revealed the identity of a family member embroiled in a race row over Prince Harry and Meghan\u2019s first child. <\/p>\n
\u201cEndgame,\u201d or \u201cEindstrijd\u201d in Dutch, the latest book from British writer Omid Scobie was released this week. <\/p>\n
The Dutch translation was published in the Netherlands by Xander Uitgevers, which said it was \u201ctemporarily withdrawing\u201d the book from sale in a statement on its website Tuesday. <\/p>\n
\u201cAn error occurred in the Dutch translation and is currently being rectified,\u201d adds the statement. <\/p>\n
The Dutch translation reportedly revealed the name of a member of the royal family alleged to have questioned the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan\u2019s son Archie before he was born, according to PA Media. <\/p>\n
In March 2021, the Duchess of Sussex revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that husband Harry told her that there was concern within the royal family about her baby\u2019s skin tone. <\/p>\n
There were several \u201cconcerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he was born,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat was relayed to me from Harry. Those were conversations that family had with him,\u201d Meghan added, declining to reveal who was involved in those conversations. \u201cThat would be very damaging to them,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Winfrey later said that Harry had told her the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip had not made the comments. <\/p>\n
In Scobie\u2019s new book, which has received scathing reviews from British press, he makes a number of claims about the Windsor clan. The English-language edition does not name the royal who raised questions about Archie\u2019s skin color but suggests similar remarks were also made by a second individual within the royal household, according to PA Media. <\/p>\n
While the publisher has said a translation issue is behind the book being pulled off shelves, it\u2019s unclear why there would be additional detail in a foreign language translation. <\/p>\n
After the Dutch edition was taken off shelves, Scobie told local TV channel RTL Boulevard that \u201cthere has never been a version that I\u2019ve produced that has names in it.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThe book is available in a number of languages and unfortunately I can\u2019t speak Dutch so I haven\u2019t seen the copy for myself, but if there have been any translation errors I am sure the publisher has got it under control,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
The US-based author previously co-wrote \u201cFinding Freedom,\u201d a 2020 biography of the couple which covered them favorably. <\/p>\n\n
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