Princess Kate draws fierce criticism from royal author Omid Scobie, as he hits out at her workload, gives her a brutal nickname and says she was “coachable” for her role within the Royal Family.
The chapter dedicated to the future Queen in Scobie’s new bombshell book Endgame have been published in Australia, and the excerpts do not paint a flattering picture.
The author, who has been branded Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s “mouthpiece”, said Kate’s workload is lower than other senior royals and dismisses her as “technically a part-time working royal”.
Scobie claims she “does not plan to increase her workload for 10-15 years” or until her children reach adulthood – as it is well known that she wants to prioritise her three children, Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and Prince Louis, five.
In a brutal swipe at the wife of the future King, the author says Kate’s lifestyle is something most parents could “only dream of”.
Princess Kate’s workload has come under fire in Omid Scobie’s new royal book (Image: Getty)
He gave her the nickname “Katie Keen” because palace press releases excuse her reduced workload by saying she is “keen to learn”.
Scobie writes: “Where other senior royals are out and about several times a week, meeting people across the length and breadth of the country, Kate has long maintained a smaller work schedule that helped her check off the required royal boxes while saving time for her roles as a mother and a wife.”
He added: “The late Queen, too, would take off blocks of time throughout the year to recharge, but she was also known to carry out at least three hundred engagements annually.
“Sources said Kate remains ‘laser focused’ on her duty to the family first, and then the Crown.”
The author also took aim at the senior royal’s ability to speak in public, claiming that she “often stumbles on her words” and is “naturally timid”.
Earlier, leaked extracts of the book revealed it details Kate’s journey from student to princess.
The Princess of Wales first met Prince William in 2001 while studying at the University of St Andrews and they married after 10 years.
Scobie brands Kate an “institutional dream come true”, saying she “successfully sublimated her authentic self, becoming an enigma to the public and perhaps even herself” in order to fit her role.
He also adds that, as part of her training, she underwent “several rounds of elocution lessons” which have made her sound posher than her husband.
The author claims the Princess of Wales has had “five or six private secretaries” in as many years with one of them calling the job “uninspiring and frustrating”.
In yet another swipe, Scobie touches down on the Princess’ relationship with Meghan Markle.
He alleges that Kate is “cold if she doesn’t like someone” and “she wasn’t a fan” of Meghan.
The book claims a source said: “[Kate spent more time talking about Meghan… than with Meghan.
