Charles breaks cover: King appears cheerful as he heads to church at Sandringham after claims he is a ‘spoiled’ monarch who ‘gets his shoelaces ironed’ in Omid Scobie’s new book

King Charles appeared in good spirits this afternoon, despite claims in a new book that he is a ‘spoiled’ monarch.

The monarch, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday, was spotted attending Sunday service at the church in Sandringham, Norfolk, in a ‘business-as-usual’ pose following inflammatory claims – and beamed as he strolled around the grounds.

It follows claims by royal biographer Omid Scobie, whose new book Endgame is published on Tuesday, that the king has his shoelaces ironed for him.

Mr Scobie, who is considered close to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle but has denied being their “friend”, also claimed the King likes to have an inch of toothpaste squeezed onto his toothbrush and travel around with freshly steamed bed linen.

Despite the claims, the immaculately dressed king walked purposefully to Mary Magdalene Church this morning, where he shook hands with the pastor before the service.

An excerpt from 42-year-old Scobie’s new book Endgame, published in The sun states: ‘If laces are worn even the slightest bit, an employee should quickly replace them with a new, ironed pair.

“There’s even a rumor (which, surprisingly, sources have confirmed) that Charles likes it when someone squeezes exactly an inch of toothpaste onto his toothbrush before his bedtime.”

Other claims in the book, which was leaked to The Sun on Sunday, say the monarch called Prince Harry “that fool” when the Duke of Sussex revealed details of the family feud in a Netflix documentary.

The king appeared cheerful as he smiled and waved as he met the minister outside St Mary Magdalene Church

It follows claims made in Omid Scobie’s book Endgame, which was shared with The Sun on Sunday

Scobie writes that an aide said the show ‘took the wind out of everyone’s sails’, while there were ‘heads in hands’ in the palace with ‘migraines coming’.

Buckingham Palace said it had no comment when contacted by MailOnline.

The latest plug comes after Scobie launched a hateful attack on the Princess of Wales, portraying her as a woman terrified of doing anything other than grinning photo opportunities.

In an interview published today to accompany his latest book, author Omid Scobie says: ‘The little achievements we’ve seen from the Princess of Wales might go unnoticed if it were from another member of the Royal Family, but with Kate it’s like ‘wow!’ ‘

His cruel lashing – described by a friend of the princess as ‘hideously unfair’ – will enrage the royal family.

Insiders said the princess – intelligent, hardworking and passionate about the causes she promotes – has proven popular with the public in recent years.

But in a striking indication of the dismissive tone of the new book, Scobie says that ‘we are infantilizing’ [Kate] massively so that the bar is always lower’.

Today’s Sunday Times says the book portrays the princess ‘as a woman terrified of doing more than taking grinning photos’.

In the past, Scobie, 42, has been called the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s ‘mouthpiece’ for his sympathetic portrayal of the couple.

His new book Endgame, a frontal attack on their perceived enemies, is expected to further widen the rift between Harry and his family.

Leaked extracts seen by The Mail on Sunday paint an unflattering picture of King Charles, with Scobie branding him “a flawed father” and a conniving person – and accusing him of effectively punishing leaks about his sons to the press .

Predictably, William also comes under fire. The author says he is increasingly in cahoots with palace courtiers who devise dirty tricks.

According to Scobie, the Prince of Wales uses his aides and their press contacts to portray his younger brother as emotionally vulnerable.

Endgame also suggests that William and Kate found the Sussexes’ merciless quips in US animated satire South Park earlier this year ‘very funny’. William, it adds, hated Meghan from the start.

And the book says the king thought his son was a ‘fool’ for making a heartbreaking Netflix documentary claiming his father told ‘lies’ and his brother ‘screamed and shouted’ at the Sandringham Summit, which led to the Sussexes moving to the US. US.

Writing about what he sees as a power struggle between the favored prince and the ‘unpopular’ king, Scobie claims that Charles is jealous of William’s position and knows that although his reign will only be a transitional one, his eldest son will have time to breathe new life. the monarchy.