Omid Scobie claims King Charles rejoiced over William and Kate’s ill-fated Caribbean tour after his offers to help organize the trip were rejected
- Prince William and Princess Kate were accused of colonial insensitivity
- King Charles is said to have had ‘schadenfreude’ about the PR accident
The book Endgame claims that King Charles took a certain pleasure from Prince William’s ill-fated trip to the Caribbean last March.
The Duke and Duchess of Wales were accused of colonial ‘callousness’ and author Omid Scobie argues that his father suffered ‘schadenfreude’ – pleasure derived from someone else’s misfortune – as a result of the PR disaster.
This reportedly came after William rejected Charles’ offer for help organizing the trip.
Kate and Prince William rode standing in an open Land Rover during the Commissioning Parade in Jamaica.
This was considered controversial by some commentators and critics, who argued that it echoed Britain’s colonial past.
The Duke and Duchess of Wales (pictured) rode standing in an open-top Land Rover during the Commissioning Parade in Jamaica
The trip was considered controversial by some commentators and critics, who argued that it echoed Britain’s colonial past
Prince William and Princess Kate were accused of colonial ‘callousness’ and author Omid Scobie claims his father had ‘schadenfreude’: pleasure one derived from someone else’s misfortune
Omid Scobie (pictured) also claims that Charles saw the idea of change as something his son ‘dangled’ in front of him like a carrot, which he personally could never achieve.
Charles was also said to have been ‘furious’ at his son’s ‘insolence’ when William, in an attempt to make amends, claimed he planned to ‘tear up the royal rule book’ and adopted the mantra ‘never complain, never explain’ of his family. ‘ and encourage ‘the Cambridge way’.
William was Duke of Cambridge at the time.
William also spoke about how he planned to modernize the monarchy, reducing staff numbers and creating a more cost-effective, less formal team.
His father would have experienced this as ‘disrespectful’ and as an attempt to ‘mislead’ him.
Scobie also claims that Charles saw the idea of change as something his son ‘dangled’ in front of him like a carrot, something he personally could never achieve given the setup at Clarence House, while failing to explain how he would achieve it himself. .
The author was not on the trip, but claims that what happened is an example of the “distrust and simmering hostility” in their working relationship.