Now ‘Sussex cheerleader’ Omid Scobie is about to make his fiction debut

Omid Scobie is making his royal fiction debut with a ebook a couple of ‘younger American lady who leaves a press position on the White House for one at Buckingham Palace‘.

The writer, seen as a cheerleader for Prince Harry and Meghan, is engaged on a title known as ‘Royal Spin’ – billed as a ‘enjoyable, fish-out-of-water romantic office comedy’.

The ebook, co-written with US younger grownup fiction writer Robin Benway, will see the character enter ‘a hotbed of workplace politics the place custom (nearly) at all times wins’.

While the announcement has been styled as ‘Scobie’s fiction debut’, royal officers will doubtless await the discharge with trepidation given the massive controversy attributable to the writer’s earlier two bombshell books – Endgame and Finding Freedom. 

Mr Scobie mentioned the ebook announcement – revealed final night time by the Publishers Weekly web site – was ‘thrilling information’ and ‘marks the beginning of one thing very particular’.

Rights have been acquired in North America by Liz Stein, government editor of William Morrow which is a part of HarperCollins, in what was described as a ‘main’ deal.

Omid Scobie, pictured on the BBC’s Newsnight final November after the discharge of Endgame

Mr Scobie’s ebook is being co-written with younger grownup fiction writer Robin Benway (pictured)

The deal was brokered by United Talent Agency literary brokers Albert Lee and Lisa Grubka – with the identical company promoting international rights at this week’s London Book Fair.

Mr Lee and Ms Grubka described the ebook as ‘a enjoyable, fish-out-of-water romantic office comedy a couple of younger American lady who leaves a press position on the White House for one at Buckingham Palace, thrusting her right into a hotbed of workplace politics the place custom (nearly) at all times wins.’

And Mr Scobie mentioned on X: ‘Some thrilling information to share (by way of @PublishersWkly). Can’t wait to share extra particulars about this venture with you all. Today’s announcement marks the beginning of one thing very particular.’

Mr Benway additionally tweeted: ‘It’s been a minute however this is some thrilling information!’ 

The announcement got here hours after Mr Scobie hit out at Kensington Palace for a Kate Mother’s Day picture which the Princess apologised for digitally manipulating.

Mr Scobie tweeted: ‘It’s honest to say that almost all pictures launched by the workplaces of public figures have been retouched indirectly, so *if* this was an remoted incident then it will simply be an unlucky error.

‘But with the Palace’s lengthy historical past of mendacity, protecting up, and even issuing statements on behalf of members of the family with out their permission (cc: Prince Harry), it is changing into more and more tough for the general public to imagine a phrase (and now picture) they share. Gaining that again at this level is an nearly inconceivable job.’

The launch of Mr Scobie’s ebook Endgame final November noticed the Dutch translation identify two royals who had been mentioned to have requested what color pores and skin Archie would have earlier than he was born

Mr Scobie additionally launched the ebook Finding Freedom about Harry and Meghan in August 2020

Mr Scobie is seen as a cheerleader for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (pictured in 2022)

Earlier, Mr Scobie additionally wrote: ‘Wonder what it will be like if that they had a very good comms group?’ He additionally described the withdrawal of the pictures as ‘mysterious’.

Separately, he tweeted: ‘Plenty to share this 12 months. Needed a while to recharge and work on some new issues.’

Mr Scobie brought on an enormous royal race row final November in his ebook Endgame when the Dutch translation named two royals who had been mentioned to have requested what color pores and skin Prince Archie would have earlier than he was born.

The writer is claimed to be near Harry and Meghan and likewise co-authored the 2020 ebook Finding Freedom, a biography of the Sussexes which chronicled the couple in glowing phrases.

The Sussexes first made the declare a royal had requested about their son’s pores and skin color after they had been interviewed by Oprah Winfrey in 2021.

According to particulars in Endgame, the 2 names got here to gentle in letters exchanged between Meghan and Charles within the aftermath of the Oprah interview.

The ebook – which claimed the identities of these two royals had been Charles and Kate – additionally asserted that the way forward for the monarchy is ‘in a disaster’ and it’s in a ‘battle for survival’.